Environmental protection (general government expenditure) — Value in Australia

Australia: Environmental protection (general government expenditure) — Value was 22,418 million SLC in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
22,418 million SLC
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
27th
of 93 countries
All-time high
22,418 million SLC
in 2024
All-time low
2,723 million SLC
in 2001
Years of data
24
2001–2024

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

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2001201220242001: 2.7k million SLC2002: 3.2k million SLC2003: 3.7k million SLC2004: 3.8k million SLC2005: 4.4k million SLC2006: 4.8k million SLC2007: 6.0k million SLC2008: 6.5k million SLC2009: 7.1k million SLC2010: 8.4k million SLC2011: 11.0k million SLC2012: 12.7k million SLC2013: 14.5k million SLC2014: 15.1k million SLC2015: 12.2k million SLC2016: 13.1k million SLC2017: 14.1k million SLC2018: 15.5k million SLC2019: 16.2k million SLC2020: 17.6k million SLC2021: 18.6k million SLC2022: 19.9k million SLC2023: 22.4k million SLC2024: 22.4k million SLC

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

Analysis

In 2024, environmental protection (general government expenditure) — value in Australia stood at 22,418 million SLC. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 48.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, environmental protection (general government expenditure) — value in Australia peaked at 22,418 million SLC in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,723 million SLC, in 2001.

Australia ranks 27th of 93 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 (general government expenditure) — Value in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Environmental protection (general government expenditure) — Value Standard Local Currency in Australia, 2001 to 2024.
Year million SLC Change
2001 2,723 million SLC
2002 3,192 million SLC +17.2%
2003 3,703 million SLC +16.0%
2004 3,796 million SLC +2.5%
2005 4,374 million SLC +15.2%
2006 4,754 million SLC +8.7%
2007 6,044 million SLC +27.1%
2008 6,538 million SLC +8.2%
2009 7,123 million SLC +8.9%
2010 8,366 million SLC +17.5%
2011 10,989 million SLC +31.4%
2012 12,711 million SLC +15.7%
2013 14,475 million SLC +13.9%
2014 15,115 million SLC +4.4%
2015 12,248 million SLC -19.0%
2016 13,087 million SLC +6.9%
2017 14,107 million SLC +7.8%
2018 15,536 million SLC +10.1%
2019 16,218 million SLC +4.4%
2020 17,578 million SLC +8.4%
2021 18,578 million SLC +5.7%
2022 19,869 million SLC +6.9%
2023 22,375 million SLC +12.6%
2024 22,418 million SLC +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4,694 million SLC 2,723 million SLC 7,123 million SLC 9
2010s 13,285 million SLC 8,366 million SLC 16,218 million SLC 10
2020s 20,164 million SLC 17,578 million SLC 22,418 million SLC 5

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 24 France 28,834 million SLC compare
  2. 25 Germany 24,526 million SLC compare
  3. 26 Poland 22,430 million SLC compare
  4. 28 Dominican Republic 20,062 million SLC compare
  5. 29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 19,666 million SLC compare
  6. 30 Italy 19,072 million SLC compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is environmental protection (general government expenditure) — value in Australia?
Environmental protection (general government expenditure) — value in Australia was 22,418 million SLC in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest environmental protection (general government expenditure) — value recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 22,418 million SLC in 2024.
What is the lowest environmental protection (general government expenditure) — value recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 2,723 million SLC in 2001.
How does Australia rank for environmental protection (general government expenditure) — value?
Australia ranks 27th out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
Is environmental protection (general government expenditure) — value rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.3%. 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 (general government expenditure) — Value Standard Local Currency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Environmental protection (general 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
99 places, 1,736 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.