Australia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy)

Australia
0.1978 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1.57 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Australia rank
26th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
30th

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

  • Australia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 1.57 Mt CO2e against 0.1978 Mt CO2e in Australia, a difference of 1.37 Mt CO2e.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 7.9 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.3967 Mt CO2e 0.3267 Mt CO2e 0.07 Mt CO2e Australia
1980s 0.5756 Mt CO2e 0.4595 Mt CO2e 0.1162 Mt CO2e Australia
1990s 0.5981 Mt CO2e 0.6005 Mt CO2e 0.0024 Mt CO2e Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 0.4065 Mt CO2e 0.8186 Mt CO2e 0.4121 Mt CO2e Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 0.2409 Mt CO2e 1.25 Mt CO2e 1.01 Mt CO2e Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s 0.189 Mt CO2e 1.51 Mt CO2e 1.32 Mt CO2e Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy), Australia or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 1.57 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
1.37 Mt CO2e, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy)?
Australia ranks 26th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th 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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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).