Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Farm-gate in Australia

Australia: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Farm-gate was 0.0103 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.0103 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 19.6%
World rank
159th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.0184 units per square kilometre
in 2001
All-time low
0.0099 units per square kilometre
in 2016
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Farm-gate 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: 0.014 units per square kilometre1994: 0.015 units per square kilometre1995: 0.014 units per square kilometre1996: 0.013 units per square kilometre1997: 0.013 units per square kilometre1998: 0.014 units per square kilometre1999: 0.016 units per square kilometre2000: 0.017 units per square kilometre2001: 0.018 units per square kilometre2002: 0.017 units per square kilometre2003: 0.012 units per square kilometre2004: 0.015 units per square kilometre2005: 0.012 units per square kilometre2006: 0.014 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: 0.012 units per square kilometre2016: 0.01 units per square kilometre2017: 0.013 units per square kilometre2018: 0.013 units per square kilometre2019: 0.01 units per square kilometre

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

Analysis

Australia recorded 0.0103 units per square kilometre for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - farm-gate in 2019.

That represents a change of down 19.6% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - farm-gate in Australia peaked at 0.0184 units per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0099 units per square kilometre, in 2016.

That places Australia 159th out of 208 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Farm-gate in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Farm-gate emissions, per square kilometre in Australia, 1990 to 2019.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0151 units per square kilometre
1991 0.0149 units per square kilometre -0.9%
1992 0.0146 units per square kilometre -2.2%
1993 0.0143 units per square kilometre -1.8%
1994 0.0146 units per square kilometre +1.7%
1995 0.0142 units per square kilometre -2.5%
1996 0.0133 units per square kilometre -6.3%
1997 0.0133 units per square kilometre -0.3%
1998 0.0137 units per square kilometre +3.0%
1999 0.0158 units per square kilometre +15.6%
2000 0.0171 units per square kilometre +8.4%
2001 0.0184 units per square kilometre +7.3%
2002 0.0173 units per square kilometre -5.7%
2003 0.0117 units per square kilometre -32.3%
2004 0.0147 units per square kilometre +25.6%
2005 0.0118 units per square kilometre -19.8%
2006 0.0145 units per square kilometre +22.4%
2007 0.0138 units per square kilometre -4.9%
2008 0.0113 units per square kilometre -17.8%
2009 0.0118 units per square kilometre +4.2%
2010 0.01 units per square kilometre -15.4%
2011 0.0174 units per square kilometre +74.3%
2012 0.0173 units per square kilometre -0.4%
2013 0.0117 units per square kilometre -32.3%
2014 0.0131 units per square kilometre +11.9%
2015 0.0124 units per square kilometre -5.1%
2016 0.0099 units per square kilometre -20.2%
2017 0.013 units per square kilometre +31.1%
2018 0.0128 units per square kilometre -1.2%
2019 0.0103 units per square kilometre -19.6%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 0.0103 units per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0217 units per square kilometre, 48% of the median. (80 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 0.0103 units per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0319 units per square kilometre, 32% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0144 units per square kilometre 0.0133 units per square kilometre 0.0158 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0142 units per square kilometre 0.0113 units per square kilometre 0.0184 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0128 units per square kilometre 0.0099 units per square kilometre 0.0174 units per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 156 Iran 0.0115 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 157 Mauritius 0.0115 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 158 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0104 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 160 Belize 0.0097 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 161 New Caledonia 0.0097 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 162 Guyana 0.0092 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - farm-gate in Australia?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - farm-gate in Australia was 0.0103 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - farm-gate recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0184 units per square kilometre in 2001.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - farm-gate recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0099 units per square kilometre in 2016.
How does Australia rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - farm-gate?
Australia ranks 159th out of 208 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - farm-gate rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. 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) - Farm-gate emissions, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Farm-gate emissions, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
209 places, 6,088 data points, 1990–2019
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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Farm-gate emissions 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.