Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) in Australia
Australia: Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) was 0.4769 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▼ Falling
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) in Australia, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
In 2024, methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in Australia stood at 0.4769 Mt CO2e.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in Australia peaked at 0.8518 Mt CO2e in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.4582 Mt CO2e, in 2020.
Australia ranks 70th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7234 Mt CO2e | 0.5986 Mt CO2e | 0.8518 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6176 Mt CO2e | 0.6112 Mt CO2e | 0.6262 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7052 Mt CO2e | 0.6555 Mt CO2e | 0.8139 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6225 Mt CO2e | 0.543 Mt CO2e | 0.7493 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4889 Mt CO2e | 0.4623 Mt CO2e | 0.5206 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4671 Mt CO2e | 0.4582 Mt CO2e | 0.4769 Mt CO2e | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More environment data for Australia
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.73 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 100.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.2293 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 163.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 14.1 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 383.4 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 117,540 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 227,277 metric tons (2024)
- Total fisheries production 344,817 metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 13.48 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in Australia?
- Methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in Australia was 0.4769 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8518 Mt CO2e in 1972.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4582 Mt CO2e in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy)?
- Australia ranks 70th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 55 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the building sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.4 Residential and other sectors, 1.A.5 Non-Specified. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).