Environment in Australia

3,641 indicators covering environment for Australia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Consumption-based deforestation per person 8.57 square meters 2023 down 43.6% 41st
Dissolving wood pulp — Production 0 t 2024 29th
Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption 6,008 TJ 2024 up 47.2% 47th
Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) 0.3 % 2021 unchanged 117th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 0.123 Percentage of GDP 2021 up 9.0% 92nd
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture 530,161 Square kilometres 2024 up 189.1% 2nd
Industrial water withdrawal 3.12 billion cubic meters 2023 up 23.9% 28th
Watermelons — Gross Production Value 121,489 1000 USD 2024 down 6.9% 23rd
Insecticides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import value 175,595 1000 USD 2024 up 55.3% 13th
Insecticides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import quantity 9,497 t 2024 down 0.6% 31st
Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import quantity 1,841 t 2016 down 69.3% 30th
Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import value 1,504 1000 USD 2016 down 56.4% 20th
Herbicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import quantity 283,384 t 2024 up 235.3% 2nd
Herbicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import value 870,756 1000 USD 2024 up 108.0% 3rd
Disinfectants, etc (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import quantity 32,886 t 2024 up 49.8% 14th
Disinfectants, etc (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import value 142,029 1000 USD 2024 up 96.1% 11th
Fungicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import quantity 14,586 t 2024 down 7.2% 23rd
Fungicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import value 128,577 1000 USD 2024 up 63.6% 22nd
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications 608.24 Patents 2023 down 20.6% 21st
Prefabricated buildings of wood (export/import) — Export value 1,151 1000 USD 2024 up 41.6% 55th
15.2.1 Forest area under an independently verified forest management 17,321 1000 ha 2024 up 63.7% 5th
Watermelons — Gross Production Value 172,013 1000 SLC 2024 up 22.5% 46th
Case materials — Production 2.25 million t 2024 up 21.2% 21st
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Import quantity 1,744 t 2016 down 89.1% 40th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Import value 1,727 1000 USD 2016 down 81.3% 42nd
Hazardous pesticides — Import quantity 997.7 t 2024 down 59.3% 15th
Hazardous pesticides — Import value 1,831 1000 USD 2024 down 78.6% 30th
Pulpwood, round and split (production) — Production 13.31 million m3 2024 down 1.0% 19th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 355,775 Hectares 2020 down 5.5% 4th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 30,644 Hectares 2020 up 19.7% 12th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 30,996 Hectares 2020 up 19.4% 13th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 134,005 Hectares 2020 up 3.4% 7th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 769,202 Hectares 2020 up 0.1% 7th
Recovered fibre pulp (export/import) — Export quantity 15 t 2024 unchanged 72nd
Recovered fibre pulp (export/import) — Export value 8 1000 USD 2024 down 20.0% 75th
Land use hidden — Agriculture area under organic agriculture 530,161 Square kilometres 2023 up 445.0% 2nd
Urea — Export quantity 1,398 t 2024 up 48.4% 74th
Urea — Export value 887.59 1000 USD 2024 up 43.6% 72nd
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants 20.5 Patents 2022 down 94.9% 27th
Wood residues — Production 8.66 million m3 2024 up 236.0% 9th
Wood chips, particles and residues — Production 11.86 million m3 2024 down 14.2% 17th
Pulpwood, round and split, non-coniferous (production) — Production 7.62 million m3 2024 down 12.8% 15th
Freshwater Fish — Import quantity 50 1000 t 2023 up 2.0% 37th
Freshwater Fish — Domestic supply quantity 116 1000 t 2023 up 20.8% 47th
Freshwater Fish — Food 116 1000 t 2023 up 20.8% 47th
Freshwater Fish — Food supply quantity 4.37 kg/cap 2023 up 5.6% 50th
Freshwater Fish — Food supply 8.5 kcal/cap/d 2023 up 4.7% 51st
Freshwater Fish — Food supply 82,102 million Kcal 2023 up 19.2% 46th
Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity 1.21 g/cap/d 2023 up 5.2% 50th
Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity 11,653 t 2023 up 19.1% 45th
Freshwater Fish — Fat supply quantity 0.41 g/cap/d 2023 up 5.1% 51st
Freshwater Fish — Fat supply quantity 3,935 t 2023 up 19.8% 46th
Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import quantity 7,251 t 2016 down 34.1% 27th
Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import value 6,805 1000 USD 2016 up 19.4% 26th
Urea and ammonium nitrate solutions (UAN) — Import value 135,297 1000 USD 2024 up 276.9% 3rd
Freshwater Fish — Production 94 1000 t 2023 up 88.0% 45th
Freshwater Fish — Export quantity 28 1000 t 2023 up 833.3% 37th
Urea and ammonium nitrate solutions (UAN) — Import quantity 423,579 t 2024 up 200.6% 4th
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 57.7% 2025 up 12.8% 83rd
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas 67.4% 2025 up 34.2% 57th