Environmental protection (general government expenditure) — Value US$ in Australia

Australia: Environmental protection (general government expenditure) — Value US$ was 14,794 million USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
14,794 million USD
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
10th
of 93 countries
All-time high
14,865 million USD
in 2023
All-time low
1,408 million USD
in 2001
Years of data
24
2001–2024

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k2001201220242001: 1.4k million USD2002: 1.7k million USD2003: 2.4k million USD2004: 2.8k million USD2005: 3.3k million USD2006: 3.6k million USD2007: 5.1k million USD2008: 5.5k million USD2009: 5.6k million USD2010: 7.7k million USD2011: 11.3k million USD2012: 13.2k million USD2013: 14.0k million USD2014: 13.6k million USD2015: 9.2k million USD2016: 9.7k million USD2017: 10.8k million USD2018: 11.6k million USD2019: 11.3k million USD2020: 12.1k million USD2021: 14.0k million USD2022: 13.8k million USD2023: 14.9k million USD2024: 14.8k million USD

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

Analysis

In 2024, environmental protection (general government expenditure) — value us$ in Australia stood at 14,794 million USD.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, environmental protection (general government expenditure) — value us$ in Australia peaked at 14,865 million USD in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,408 million USD, in 2001.

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

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

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

Annual values for Environmental protection (general government expenditure) — Value US$ in Australia, 2001 to 2024.
Year million USD Change
2001 1,408 million USD
2002 1,734 million USD +23.1%
2003 2,402 million USD +38.5%
2004 2,792 million USD +16.2%
2005 3,340 million USD +19.7%
2006 3,580 million USD +7.2%
2007 5,057 million USD +41.3%
2008 5,484 million USD +8.4%
2009 5,555 million USD +1.3%
2010 7,674 million USD +38.1%
2011 11,335 million USD +47.7%
2012 13,161 million USD +16.1%
2013 13,974 million USD +6.2%
2014 13,625 million USD -2.5%
2015 9,201 million USD -32.5%
2016 9,729 million USD +5.7%
2017 10,812 million USD +11.1%
2018 11,608 million USD +7.4%
2019 11,274 million USD -2.9%
2020 12,097 million USD +7.3%
2021 13,956 million USD +15.4%
2022 13,782 million USD -1.2%
2023 14,865 million USD +7.9%
2024 14,794 million USD -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3,484 million USD 1,408 million USD 5,555 million USD 9
2010s 11,239 million USD 7,674 million USD 13,974 million USD 10
2020s 13,899 million USD 12,097 million USD 14,865 million USD 5

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 7 Italy 20,622 million USD compare
  2. 8 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 17,033 million USD compare
  3. 9 Spain 15,035 million USD compare
  4. 11 Brazil 12,120 million USD compare
  5. 12 Belgium 7,743 million USD compare
  6. 13 Russian Federation 5,530 million USD compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is environmental protection (general government expenditure) — value us$ in Australia?
Environmental protection (general government expenditure) — value us$ in Australia was 14,794 million USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest environmental protection (general government expenditure) — value us$ recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 14,865 million USD in 2023.
What is the lowest environmental protection (general government expenditure) — value us$ recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,408 million USD in 2001.
How does Australia rank for environmental protection (general government expenditure) — value us$?
Australia ranks 10th out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
Is environmental protection (general government expenditure) — value us$ rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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 US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Environmental protection (general government expenditure) — Value US$
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.