Australia vs South Asia: Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy)

Australia
0.1978 Mt CO2e
in 2024
South Asia
2.65 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Australia rank
26th
South Asia rank
23rd

Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) over time

  • Australia
  • South Asia
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How they compare

South Asia currently reports 2.65 Mt CO2e against 0.1978 Mt CO2e in Australia, a difference of 2.45 Mt CO2e.

That makes South Asia's figure about 13.4 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 26th and South Asia ranks 23rd of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and South Asia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia South Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.3967 Mt CO2e 0.1323 Mt CO2e 0.2644 Mt CO2e Australia
1980s 0.5756 Mt CO2e 0.2491 Mt CO2e 0.3266 Mt CO2e Australia
1990s 0.5981 Mt CO2e 0.7237 Mt CO2e 0.1256 Mt CO2e South Asia
2000s 0.4065 Mt CO2e 1.4 Mt CO2e 0.9887 Mt CO2e South Asia
2010s 0.2409 Mt CO2e 1.89 Mt CO2e 1.65 Mt CO2e South Asia
2020s 0.189 Mt CO2e 2.33 Mt CO2e 2.14 Mt CO2e South Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy), Australia or South Asia?
South Asia, at 2.65 Mt CO2e against 0.1978 Mt CO2e in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) between Australia and South Asia?
2.45 Mt CO2e, with South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Asia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Australia and South Asia rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy)?
Australia ranks 26th and South Asia ranks 23rd of 194 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 Transport (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 Transport (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
241 places, 13,255 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the transportation sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.3.a Civil Aviation, 1.A.3.b_noRES Road Transportation no resuspension, 1.A.3.c Railways, 1.A.3.d Water-borne Navigation, 1.A.3.e Other Transportation. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).