Australia vs OECD members: Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy)

Australia
43.21 Mt CO2e
in 2024
OECD members
634.87 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Australia rank
12th
OECD members rank
13th

Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) over time

  • Australia
  • OECD members
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How they compare

OECD members currently reports 634.87 Mt CO2e against 43.21 Mt CO2e in Australia, a difference of 591.66 Mt CO2e.

That makes OECD members's figure about 14.7 times Australia's.

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

Australia ranks 12th and OECD members ranks 13th of 192 countries.

OECD members has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia OECD members Difference Ahead
1970s 22.08 Mt CO2e 781.57 Mt CO2e 759.49 Mt CO2e OECD members
1980s 28.09 Mt CO2e 723.06 Mt CO2e 694.97 Mt CO2e OECD members
1990s 33.53 Mt CO2e 645.62 Mt CO2e 612.09 Mt CO2e OECD members
2000s 39.9 Mt CO2e 627.25 Mt CO2e 587.35 Mt CO2e OECD members
2010s 46.35 Mt CO2e 633.04 Mt CO2e 586.69 Mt CO2e OECD members
2020s 44.74 Mt CO2e 616.44 Mt CO2e 571.7 Mt CO2e OECD members

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy), Australia or OECD members?
OECD members, at 634.87 Mt CO2e against 43.21 Mt CO2e in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy) between Australia and OECD members?
591.66 Mt CO2e, with OECD members ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and OECD members?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Australia and OECD members rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy)?
Australia ranks 12th and OECD members ranks 13th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (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
239 places, 13,145 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from fugitive emissions (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.1.bc Petroleum Refining - Manufacture of Solid Fuels and Other Energy Industries, 1.B.1 Solid Fuels, 1.B.2 Oil and Natural Gas, 5.B. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).