Environmental protection (general government expenditure) — Value in Australia

Australia: Environmental protection (general government expenditure) — Value was 12,208 million USD in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
12,208 million USD
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
10th
of 93 countries
All-time high
12,505 million USD
in 2023
All-time low
2,989 million USD
in 2001
Years of data
24
2001–2024

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

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k12.0k2001201220242001: 3.0k million USD2002: 3.4k million USD2003: 3.8k million USD2004: 3.8k million USD2005: 4.1k million USD2006: 4.3k million USD2007: 5.2k million USD2008: 5.4k million USD2009: 5.8k million USD2010: 6.4k million USD2011: 8.3k million USD2012: 9.6k million USD2013: 10.7k million USD2014: 11.3k million USD2015: 9.2k million USD2016: 9.5k million USD2017: 10.0k million USD2018: 10.7k million USD2019: 10.9k million USD2020: 11.5k million USD2021: 11.3k million USD2022: 11.4k million USD2023: 12.5k million USD2024: 12.2k million USD

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for environmental protection (general government expenditure) — value in Australia is 12,208 million USD, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, environmental protection (general government expenditure) — value in Australia peaked at 12,505 million USD in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,989 million USD, in 2001.

That places Australia 10th out of 93 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Environmental protection (general government expenditure) — Value US$, 2015 prices in Australia, 2001 to 2024.
Year million USD Change
2001 2,989 million USD
2002 3,402 million USD +13.8%
2003 3,824 million USD +12.4%
2004 3,775 million USD -1.3%
2005 4,138 million USD +9.6%
2006 4,284 million USD +3.5%
2007 5,209 million USD +21.6%
2008 5,369 million USD +3.1%
2009 5,782 million USD +7.7%
2010 6,395 million USD +10.6%
2011 8,251 million USD +29.0%
2012 9,559 million USD +15.9%
2013 10,735 million USD +12.3%
2014 11,280 million USD +5.1%
2015 9,201 million USD -18.4%
2016 9,485 million USD +3.1%
2017 10,037 million USD +5.8%
2018 10,683 million USD +6.4%
2019 10,946 million USD +2.5%
2020 11,509 million USD +5.1%
2021 11,350 million USD -1.4%
2022 11,396 million USD +0.4%
2023 12,505 million USD +9.7%
2024 12,208 million USD -2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4,308 million USD 2,989 million USD 5,782 million USD 9
2010s 9,657 million USD 6,395 million USD 11,280 million USD 10
2020s 11,794 million USD 11,350 million USD 12,505 million USD 5

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 7 Italy 18,023 million USD compare
  2. 8 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 13,534 million USD compare
  3. 9 Spain 12,819 million USD compare
  4. 11 Brazil 11,276 million USD compare
  5. 12 Belgium 6,332 million USD compare
  6. 13 Russian Federation 4,524 million USD 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 12,208 million USD 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 12,505 million USD in 2023.
What is the lowest environmental protection (general government expenditure) — value recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 2,989 million USD in 2001.
How does Australia rank for environmental protection (general government expenditure) — value?
Australia ranks 10th 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 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Environmental protection (general government expenditure) — Value US$, 2015 prices
Unit
million USD
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
99 places, 1,737 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.