Environment in Australia

3,641 indicators covering environment for Australia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources 4.2% 2023 down 45.2% 128th
China — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 160,714 t 2018 up 13.2% 9th
China — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 192,539 1000 USD 2018 up 31.2% 6th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land -26.54 Mt CO2e 2023 down 104.0% 175th
Others (adjustment) — Veneer sheets — Import Value -185 1000 USD 2018 down 101.5% 114th
Others (adjustment) — Veneer sheets — Import Quantity -6,911 m3 2018 down 9.5% 151st
Insecticides — Import quantity 5,950 t 2006 up 65.3% 33rd
Germany — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 124,417 1000 USD 2018 up 36.5% 23rd
Ammonia, anhydrous — Export quantity 320,998 t 2024 down 38.9% 16th
Ammonia, anhydrous — Export value 109,936 1000 USD 2024 down 58.6% 15th
Ammonium nitrate (AN) — Export quantity 22,000 t 2024 down 42.6% 29th
Ammonium nitrate (AN) — Export value 11,420 1000 USD 2024 down 41.5% 25th
Fungicides — Import value 56,137 1000 USD 2006 up 160.1% 21st
Disinfectants, etc — Import quantity 10,357 t 2006 up 117.7% 16th
Herbicides — Import quantity 23,120 t 2006 up 337.9% 13th
Mechanical and semi-chemical wood pulp — Import quantity 2,786 t 2024 down 46.2% 44th
Mechanical and semi-chemical wood pulp — Import value 1,681 1000 USD 2024 down 62.7% 45th
Germany — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 41,243 t 2018 down 39.3% 33rd
Germany — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 44,241 1000 USD 2018 down 59.9% 38th
Water Use Efficiency 81.84 2023 up 48.9% 33rd
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 0.0755 Mt CO2e 2023 up 71.6% 30th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite — Import quantity 19,894 t 2024 up 1,629.9% 9th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite — Import value 11,680 1000 USD 2024 up 636.0% 14th
Biogases — Energy production 18,978 TJ 2024 up 16.3% 12th
Gaseous biofuels — Energy production 18,978 TJ 2024 up 16.3% 12th
Plastic waste exports 28,020 tonnes 2024 down 84.9% 25th
United States of America — Forest products (export/import) — Import 137,783 1000 USD 2018 down 9.5% 27th
Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export 952,934 t 2018 up 39.3% 21st
Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export Value 604,792 1000 USD 2018 up 46.4% 26th
Italy — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 44,339 1000 USD 2018 up 70.6% 25th
France — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 29,554 1000 USD 2018 down 27.7% 26th
Lakes and rivers permanent water area 4,467 2022 down 14.2% 38th
Lakes and rivers permanent water area 0.1% 2022 down 14.2% 191st
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area 50,627 2022 down 19.2% 8th
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area 0.7% 2022 down 19.2% 57th
Reservoir minimum water area 3,175 2022 up 0.3% 19th
Reservoir minimum water area 0.0% 2022 up 0.3% 104th
Reservoir maximum water area 3,887 2022 down 0.6% 18th
Reservoir maximum water area 0.1% 2022 down 0.6% 106th
Reservoir minimum water area change -4.5% 2022 up 6.2% 142nd
Others (adjustment) — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint 192,006 t 2018 up 718.2% 5th
Others (adjustment) — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint -66,048 1000 USD 2018 down 51.1% 144th
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 1.31 million Square kilometres 2022 up 8.7% 5th
Phosphate rock — Export value 24,741 1000 USD 2024 up 25,545.9% 13th
Phosphate rock — Export quantity 156,727 t 2024 up 41,016.3% 14th
Other potassic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Export quantity 1,783 t 2024 down 41.3% 24th
Other potassic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Export value 901.58 1000 USD 2024 down 70.5% 25th
Total FAO — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Export Quantity 32,509 m3 2018 down 16.6% 48th
Total FAO — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Export Value 28,929 1000 USD 2018 up 2.3% 41st
Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Export Quantity -6,067 m3 2018 up 65.8% 126th
Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Export Value 2,727 1000 USD 2018 up 119.2% 17th
Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas 99.6% 2024 down 0.0% 14th
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water 99.6% 2024 down 0.0% 14th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland — Forest 19,822 1000 USD 2018 down 26.8% 19th
Fungicides — Import quantity 12,322 t 2006 up 101.3% 12th
China — Plywood — Import Quantity 459,853 m3 2018 up 653.9% 2nd
China — Plywood — Import Value 163,248 1000 USD 2018 up 722.3% 6th
Italy — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 30,801 t 2018 down 16.8% 25th
Italy — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 29,328 1000 USD 2018 down 36.3% 30th
France — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 8,027 t 2018 down 65.1% 34th