Australia vs Ireland: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per capita

Australia
0.0036 units per person
in 2019
Ireland
0.0032 units per person
in 2019
Australia rank
5th
Ireland rank
8th

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per capita over time

  • Australia
  • Ireland
00.0020.0040.0060.008199020042019

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.0036 units per person against 0.0032 units per person in Ireland, a difference of 0.0004 units per person.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 5th and Ireland ranks 8th of 206 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0064 units per person 0.0043 units per person 0.0021 units per person Australia
2000s 0.0055 units per person 0.004 units per person 0.0015 units per person Australia
2010s 0.0042 units per person 0.0035 units per person 0.0008 units per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per capita, Australia or Ireland?
Australia, at 0.0036 units per person against 0.0032 units per person in Ireland as of 2019.
What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per capita between Australia and Ireland?
0.0004 units per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Ireland?
30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Australia and Ireland rank globally for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per capita?
Australia ranks 5th and Ireland ranks 8th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
206 places, 6,030 data points, 1990–2019
Last refreshed

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.