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

Australia: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per was 0.0117 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.0117 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 9.4%
World rank
152nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.0185 units per square kilometre
in 2001
All-time low
0.01 units per square kilometre
in 2010
Years of data
30
1990–2019

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

00.0050.010.0150.021990200420191990: 0.015 units per square kilometre1991: 0.015 units per square kilometre1992: 0.015 units per square kilometre1993: 0.015 units per square kilometre1994: 0.015 units per square kilometre1995: 0.015 units per square kilometre1996: 0.014 units per square kilometre1997: 0.014 units per square kilometre1998: 0.014 units per square kilometre1999: 0.017 units per square kilometre2000: 0.017 units per square kilometre2001: 0.019 units per square kilometre2002: 0.018 units per square kilometre2003: 0.012 units per square kilometre2004: 0.015 units per square kilometre2005: 0.012 units per square kilometre2006: 0.015 units per square kilometre2007: 0.014 units per square kilometre2008: 0.011 units per square kilometre2009: 0.012 units per square kilometre2010: 0.01 units per square kilometre2011: 0.017 units per square kilometre2012: 0.017 units per square kilometre2013: 0.012 units per square kilometre2014: 0.013 units per square kilometre2015: 0.013 units per square kilometre2016: 0.01 units per square kilometre2017: 0.013 units per square kilometre2018: 0.013 units per square kilometre2019: 0.012 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

Australia recorded 0.0117 units per square kilometre for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per in 2019.

The figure is down 9.4% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per in Australia peaked at 0.0185 units per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.01 units per square kilometre, in 2010.

Australia ranks 152nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre in Australia, 1990 to 2019.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0154 units per square kilometre
1991 0.0153 units per square kilometre -0.9%
1992 0.0149 units per square kilometre -2.2%
1993 0.0147 units per square kilometre -1.8%
1994 0.0149 units per square kilometre +1.7%
1995 0.0145 units per square kilometre -2.4%
1996 0.0139 units per square kilometre -4.2%
1997 0.0142 units per square kilometre +1.9%
1998 0.0144 units per square kilometre +1.4%
1999 0.0168 units per square kilometre +16.7%
2000 0.0175 units per square kilometre +3.9%
2001 0.0185 units per square kilometre +6.2%
2002 0.0176 units per square kilometre -4.8%
2003 0.0123 units per square kilometre -30.5%
2004 0.0148 units per square kilometre +20.6%
2005 0.0119 units per square kilometre -19.8%
2006 0.0149 units per square kilometre +25.4%
2007 0.0139 units per square kilometre -6.5%
2008 0.0113 units per square kilometre -18.5%
2009 0.012 units per square kilometre +5.9%
2010 0.01 units per square kilometre -16.7%
2011 0.0174 units per square kilometre +74.4%
2012 0.0174 units per square kilometre -0.2%
2013 0.0119 units per square kilometre -31.7%
2014 0.0132 units per square kilometre +11.3%
2015 0.0125 units per square kilometre -5.4%
2016 0.01 units per square kilometre -19.9%
2017 0.0131 units per square kilometre +30.3%
2018 0.0129 units per square kilometre -0.9%
2019 0.0117 units per square kilometre -9.4%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 0.0117 units per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0213 units per square kilometre, 55% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 0.0117 units per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0318 units per square kilometre, 37% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per 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 +74.4% 0.01 units per square kilometre 0.0174 units per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0149 units per square kilometre 0.0139 units per square kilometre 0.0168 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0145 units per square kilometre 0.0113 units per square kilometre 0.0185 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.013 units per square kilometre 0.01 units per square kilometre 0.0174 units per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 149 Iraq 0.0128 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 150 Mongolia 0.0123 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 151 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0121 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 153 Kuwait 0.0117 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 154 Bhutan 0.0117 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 155 Iran 0.0115 units per square kilometre 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 in Australia?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per in Australia was 0.0117 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0185 units per square kilometre in 2001.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.01 units per square kilometre in 2010.
How does Australia rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per?
Australia ranks 152nd out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU divided by Land area (sq. km), 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 square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.