Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per capita in Australia

Australia: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per capita was 0.0036 units per person in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.0036 units per person
Change on year
down 10.7%
World rank
5th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.0074 units per person
in 2001
All-time low
0.0032 units per person
in 2016
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per capita in Australia, 1990–2019

00.0020.0040.0060.0081990200420191990: 0.007 units per person1991: 0.007 units per person1992: 0.007 units per person1993: 0.006 units per person1994: 0.006 units per person1995: 0.006 units per person1996: 0.006 units per person1997: 0.006 units per person1998: 0.006 units per person1999: 0.007 units per person2000: 0.007 units per person2001: 0.007 units per person2002: 0.007 units per person2003: 0.005 units per person2004: 0.006 units per person2005: 0.005 units per person2006: 0.006 units per person2007: 0.005 units per person2008: 0.004 units per person2009: 0.004 units per person2010: 0.003 units per person2011: 0.006 units per person2012: 0.006 units per person2013: 0.004 units per person2014: 0.004 units per person2015: 0.004 units per person2016: 0.003 units per person2017: 0.004 units per person2018: 0.004 units per person2019: 0.004 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

Australia recorded 0.0036 units per person for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per capita in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.7% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per capita in Australia peaked at 0.0074 units per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0032 units per person, in 2016.

Australia ranks 5th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per capita in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per capita in Australia, 1990 to 2019.
Year units per person Change
1990 0.0069 units per person
1991 0.0068 units per person -2.1%
1992 0.0066 units per person -3.3%
1993 0.0064 units per person -2.7%
1994 0.0064 units per person +0.7%
1995 0.0062 units per person -3.5%
1996 0.0059 units per person -5.3%
1997 0.0059 units per person +0.8%
1998 0.0059 units per person +0.4%
1999 0.0069 units per person +15.5%
2000 0.007 units per person +2.7%
2001 0.0074 units per person +4.9%
2002 0.007 units per person -5.9%
2003 0.0048 units per person -31.3%
2004 0.0057 units per person +19.3%
2005 0.0045 units per person -20.8%
2006 0.0056 units per person +23.7%
2007 0.0051 units per person -8.2%
2008 0.0041 units per person -20.1%
2009 0.0042 units per person +3.8%
2010 0.0035 units per person -18.0%
2011 0.006 units per person +72.0%
2012 0.0059 units per person -1.9%
2013 0.0039 units per person -32.8%
2014 0.0043 units per person +9.6%
2015 0.004 units per person -6.8%
2016 0.0032 units per person -21.0%
2017 0.0041 units per person +28.2%
2018 0.004 units per person -2.4%
2019 0.0036 units per person -10.7%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 0.0036 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0003 units per person, 12.4× the median. (79 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 0.0036 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0003 units per person, 13.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per capita in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2011 +72.0% 0.0035 units per person 0.006 units per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0064 units per person 0.0059 units per person 0.0069 units per person 10
2000s 0.0055 units per person 0.0041 units per person 0.0074 units per person 10
2010s 0.0042 units per person 0.0032 units per person 0.006 units per person 10

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 2 Uruguay 0.0062 units per person compare
  2. 3 Mongolia 0.0059 units per person compare
  3. 4 Paraguay 0.0038 units per person compare
  4. 6 Central African Republic 0.0034 units per person compare
  5. 7 Chad 0.0033 units per person compare
  6. 8 Ireland 0.0032 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per capita in Australia?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per capita in Australia was 0.0036 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per capita recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0074 units per person in 2001.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per capita recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0032 units per person in 2016.
How does Australia rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per capita?
Australia ranks 5th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.

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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
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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.