Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Australia
Australia: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 4.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Australia, 1991–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
The most recent figure for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Australia is 4.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Australia peaked at 4.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -4.5%, in 2021.
Australia ranks 143rd of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.7% | -1.8% | 1.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | -0.6% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | -4.4% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.8% | -4.5% | 4.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More environment data for Australia
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 1.03 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)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 38.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 227,277 metric tons (2024)
- Total fisheries production 344,817 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Australia?
- Methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Australia was 4.0% 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 (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.5% in 2021.
- How does Australia rank for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Australia ranks 143rd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.