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

Australia: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC was 0.0103 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0103 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 19.6%
World rank
156th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.0184 units per square kilometre
in 2001
All-time low
0.0094 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
59
1961–2019

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

00.0050.010.0150.02196119902019

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

Analysis

In 2019, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc in Australia stood at 0.0103 units per square kilometre.

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) - ipcc in Australia peaked at 0.0184 units per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0094 units per square kilometre, in 1961.

That places Australia 156th out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 square kilometre in Australia, 1961 to 2019.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0094 units per square kilometre
1962 0.0097 units per square kilometre +3.5%
1963 0.0098 units per square kilometre +1.4%
1964 0.0101 units per square kilometre +2.8%
1965 0.0102 units per square kilometre +1.1%
1966 0.0096 units per square kilometre -5.9%
1967 0.0099 units per square kilometre +2.9%
1968 0.0102 units per square kilometre +3.0%
1969 0.0107 units per square kilometre +5.3%
1970 0.0112 units per square kilometre +4.8%
1971 0.0117 units per square kilometre +3.8%
1972 0.0119 units per square kilometre +2.2%
1973 0.0116 units per square kilometre -2.5%
1974 0.0121 units per square kilometre +4.3%
1975 0.0128 units per square kilometre +5.1%
1976 0.0128 units per square kilometre +0.4%
1977 0.012 units per square kilometre -6.5%
1978 0.0113 units per square kilometre -5.3%
1979 0.0109 units per square kilometre -3.6%
1980 0.0108 units per square kilometre -1.3%
1981 0.0105 units per square kilometre -2.8%
1982 0.0105 units per square kilometre -0.1%
1983 0.0098 units per square kilometre -6.3%
1984 0.01 units per square kilometre +1.6%
1985 0.0104 units per square kilometre +4.5%
1986 0.0105 units per square kilometre +0.5%
1987 0.0102 units per square kilometre -2.9%
1988 0.0103 units per square kilometre +1.0%
1989 0.0106 units per square kilometre +3.8%
1990 0.0151 units per square kilometre +41.5%
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 -0.4%
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 -19.9%
2006 0.0145 units per square kilometre +22.4%
2007 0.0137 units per square kilometre -4.9%
2008 0.0113 units per square kilometre -17.9%
2009 0.0118 units per square kilometre +4.2%
2010 0.01 units per square kilometre -15.4%
2011 0.0173 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 0.0211 units per square kilometre, 49% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 0.0103 units per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0318 units per square kilometre, 32% of 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 +74.3% 0.01 units per square kilometre 0.0173 units per square kilometre
1990 +41.5% 0.0106 units per square kilometre 0.0151 units per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.01 units per square kilometre 0.0094 units per square kilometre 0.0107 units per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0118 units per square kilometre 0.0109 units per square kilometre 0.0128 units per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0103 units per square kilometre 0.0098 units per square kilometre 0.0108 units per square kilometre 10
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 0.0173 units per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 153 Iran 0.0115 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 154 Mauritius 0.011 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 155 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0104 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 157 Belize 0.0097 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 158 New Caledonia 0.0096 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 159 Guyana 0.0091 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) - ipcc in Australia?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc 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) - ipcc 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) - ipcc recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0094 units per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Australia rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc?
Australia ranks 156th 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 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 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.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture, 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, 10,733 data points, 1961–2019
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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 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.