Australia vs Chile: Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste

Australia

15.7 Mt CO2e

in 2024

Chile

14.34 Mt CO2e

in 2024

Australia rank

24th

Chile rank

26th

Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste over time

Australia
Chile

How they compare

Australia currently reports 15.7 Mt CO2e against 14.34 Mt CO2e in Chile, a difference of 1.36 Mt CO2e.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Globally, Australia ranks 24th and Chile ranks 26th of 203 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e)
Unit: Mt CO2e
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 250 places, 13,750 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the waste sector. This includes emissions from solid waste (IPCC 2006 codes 4.A Solid Waste Disposal, 4.B Biological Treatment of Solid Waste, 4.C Incineration and Open Burning of Waste) and wastewater treatment (IPCC 2006 code 4.D Wastewater Treatment and Discharge). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).