Australia vs Ireland: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC

Australia
0.0031 units per person
in 2019
Ireland
0.0032 units per person
in 2019
Australia rank
7th
Ireland rank
5th

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC over time

  • Australia
  • Ireland
00.0020.0040.0060.008196119902019

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.0032 units per person against 0.0031 units per person in Australia, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 7th and Ireland ranks 5th of 206 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0067 units per person 0.0042 units per person 0.0025 units per person Australia
1970s 0.0067 units per person 0.0046 units per person 0.0021 units per person Australia
1980s 0.0051 units per person 0.0041 units per person 0.001 units per person Australia
1990s 0.0062 units per person 0.0043 units per person 0.0018 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 0.0007 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) - ipcc, Australia or Ireland?
Ireland, at 0.0032 units per person against 0.0031 units per person in Australia as of 2019.
What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc between Australia and Ireland?
0.0001 units per person, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Ireland?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Australia and Ireland rank globally for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc?
Australia ranks 7th and Ireland ranks 5th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture, 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) - IPCC Agriculture, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
206 places, 10,733 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

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