Environmental protection (central government expenditure) — Value in Australia

Australia: Environmental protection (central government expenditure) — Value was 7,597 million SLC in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
7,597 million SLC
Change on year
down 8.7%
World rank
45th
of 155 countries
All-time high
8,321 million SLC
in 2023
All-time low
533 million SLC
in 2001
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Environmental protection (central government expenditure) — Value in Australia, 2001–2024

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k2001201220242001: 533 million SLC2002: 656 million SLC2003: 578 million SLC2004: 611 million SLC2005: 756 million SLC2006: 902 million SLC2007: 1.4k million SLC2008: 1.6k million SLC2009: 1.9k million SLC2010: 2.1k million SLC2011: 4.1k million SLC2012: 5.6k million SLC2013: 6.3k million SLC2014: 7.2k million SLC2015: 3.7k million SLC2016: 4.0k million SLC2017: 4.5k million SLC2018: 5.7k million SLC2019: 5.6k million SLC2020: 6.4k million SLC2021: 7.2k million SLC2022: 7.0k million SLC2023: 8.3k million SLC2024: 7.6k million SLC

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million SLC.

Analysis

Australia recorded 7,597 million SLC for environmental protection (central government expenditure) — value in 2024.

That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, environmental protection (central government expenditure) — value in Australia peaked at 8,321 million SLC in 2023 and was at its lowest, 533 million SLC, in 2001.

Australia ranks 45th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Environmental protection (central government expenditure) — Value in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Environmental protection (central government expenditure) — Value Standard Local Currency in Australia, 2001 to 2024.
Year million SLC Change
2001 533 million SLC
2002 656 million SLC +23.1%
2003 578 million SLC -11.9%
2004 611 million SLC +5.7%
2005 756 million SLC +23.7%
2006 902 million SLC +19.3%
2007 1,421 million SLC +57.5%
2008 1,597 million SLC +12.4%
2009 1,930 million SLC +20.9%
2010 2,069 million SLC +7.2%
2011 4,126 million SLC +99.4%
2012 5,555 million SLC +34.6%
2013 6,346 million SLC +14.2%
2014 7,151 million SLC +12.7%
2015 3,695 million SLC -48.3%
2016 3,982 million SLC +7.8%
2017 4,515 million SLC +13.4%
2018 5,687 million SLC +26.0%
2019 5,592 million SLC -1.7%
2020 6,371 million SLC +13.9%
2021 7,175 million SLC +12.6%
2022 6,972 million SLC -2.8%
2023 8,321 million SLC +19.3%
2024 7,597 million SLC -8.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 998.22 million SLC 533 million SLC 1,930 million SLC 9
2010s 4,872 million SLC 2,069 million SLC 7,151 million SLC 10
2020s 7,287 million SLC 6,371 million SLC 8,321 million SLC 5

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 42 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 9,480 million SLC compare
  2. 43 Mali 9,314 million SLC compare
  3. 44 Sweden 9,134 million SLC compare
  4. 46 Mozambique 6,977 million SLC compare
  5. 47 Germany 6,803 million SLC compare
  6. 48 Serbia 6,546 million SLC compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is environmental protection (central government expenditure) — value in Australia?
Environmental protection (central government expenditure) — value in Australia was 7,597 million SLC in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest environmental protection (central government expenditure) — value recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 8,321 million SLC in 2023.
What is the lowest environmental protection (central government expenditure) — value recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 533 million SLC in 2001.
How does Australia rank for environmental protection (central government expenditure) — value?
Australia ranks 45th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
Is environmental protection (central government expenditure) — value rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Environmental protection (central government expenditure) — Value Standard Local Currency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Environmental protection (central government expenditure) — Value Standard Local Currency
Unit
million SLC
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
167 places, 2,863 data points, 2001–2024
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The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.