Australia - Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Field Burning of Agricultural Residues

Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent - 1990 to 2019

Since 2014, Australia Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Field Burning of Agricultural Residues increased 1.5% year on year. In 2019, the country was number 8 among other countries in Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Field Burning of Agricultural Residues at 119.67 Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent. Australia is overtaken by Vietnam, which was ranked number 7 with 121.35 Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent and is followed by Philippines at 118.55 Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent. China ranked the highest with 1,588.99 Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent in 2019, that is an increase of 1.4% versus 2018. India, Brazil and Indonesia respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Cyprus witnessed the best average annual growth at +16.4% per year, while Spain was the worst growing country at -14.5% per year.