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

Australia: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC was 0.0031 units per person in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.0031 units per person
Change on year
down 20.8%
World rank
7th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.0073 units per person
in 2001
All-time low
0.0031 units per person
in 2019
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC in Australia, 1961–2019

00.0020.0040.0060.008196119902019

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

Analysis

In 2019, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc in Australia stood at 0.0031 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 59 years on record.

The figure is down 20.8% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc in Australia peaked at 0.0073 units per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0031 units per person, in 2019.

That places Australia 7th out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture, per capita in Australia, 1961 to 2019.
Year units per person Change
1961 0.0069 units per person
1962 0.0069 units per person +1.0%
1963 0.0069 units per person -0.5%
1964 0.007 units per person +0.8%
1965 0.0069 units per person -0.8%
1966 0.0063 units per person -8.0%
1967 0.0064 units per person +1.6%
1968 0.0065 units per person +1.2%
1969 0.0067 units per person +3.1%
1970 0.0069 units per person +2.8%
1971 0.0069 units per person +0.4%
1972 0.007 units per person +0.3%
1973 0.0067 units per person -3.9%
1974 0.0068 units per person +1.7%
1975 0.0071 units per person +3.9%
1976 0.007 units per person -0.6%
1977 0.0065 units per person -7.6%
1978 0.0061 units per person -6.4%
1979 0.0058 units per person -4.7%
1980 0.0056 units per person -2.5%
1981 0.0054 units per person -4.3%
1982 0.0053 units per person -1.9%
1983 0.0049 units per person -7.6%
1984 0.0049 units per person +0.4%
1985 0.0051 units per person +3.1%
1986 0.005 units per person -0.9%
1987 0.0048 units per person -4.4%
1988 0.0048 units per person -0.6%
1989 0.0049 units per person +2.1%
1990 0.0068 units per person +39.4%
1991 0.0066 units per person -2.1%
1992 0.0064 units per person -3.3%
1993 0.0062 units per person -2.7%
1994 0.0063 units per person +0.7%
1995 0.0061 units per person -3.6%
1996 0.0056 units per person -7.4%
1997 0.0055 units per person -1.4%
1998 0.0056 units per person +2.0%
1999 0.0065 units per person +14.3%
2000 0.0069 units per person +7.1%
2001 0.0073 units per person +5.9%
2002 0.0068 units per person -6.7%
2003 0.0046 units per person -33.1%
2004 0.0057 units per person +24.2%
2005 0.0045 units per person -20.8%
2006 0.0054 units per person +20.8%
2007 0.0051 units per person -6.6%
2008 0.0041 units per person -19.5%
2009 0.0042 units per person +2.0%
2010 0.0035 units per person -16.7%
2011 0.006 units per person +71.9%
2012 0.0058 units per person -2.2%
2013 0.0039 units per person -33.5%
2014 0.0043 units per person +10.2%
2015 0.004 units per person -6.4%
2016 0.0031 units per person -21.4%
2017 0.0041 units per person +29.0%
2018 0.004 units per person -2.7%
2019 0.0031 units per person -20.8%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 0.0031 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0003 units per person, 10.9× the median. (79 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 0.0031 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0003 units per person, 12.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC 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 +71.9% 0.0035 units per person 0.006 units per person
1990 +39.4% 0.0049 units per person 0.0068 units per person
2013 -33.5% 0.0058 units per person 0.0039 units per person
2003 -33.1% 0.0068 units per person 0.0046 units per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0067 units per person 0.0063 units per person 0.007 units per person 9
1970s 0.0067 units per person 0.0058 units per person 0.0071 units per person 10
1980s 0.0051 units per person 0.0048 units per person 0.0056 units per person 10
1990s 0.0062 units per person 0.0055 units per person 0.0068 units per person 10
2000s 0.0055 units per person 0.0041 units per person 0.0073 units per person 10
2010s 0.0042 units per person 0.0031 units per person 0.006 units per person 10

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 4 Paraguay 0.0037 units per person compare
  2. 5 Ireland 0.0032 units per person compare
  3. 6 Chad 0.0032 units per person compare
  4. 8 South Sudan 0.0025 units per person compare
  5. 9 Guyana 0.0022 units per person compare
  6. 10 Argentina 0.0021 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) - ipcc in Australia?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc in Australia was 0.0031 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0073 units per person in 2001.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0031 units per person in 2019.
How does Australia rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc?
Australia ranks 7th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. 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) - IPCC Agriculture, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.

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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
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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.