Australia vs Canada: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF

Australia
144.58 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Canada
133.08 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Australia rank
12th
Canada rank
14th

Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF over time

  • Australia
  • Canada
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 144.58 Mt CO2e against 133.08 Mt CO2e in Canada, a difference of 11.5 Mt CO2e.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 12th and Canada ranks 14th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Canada Difference Ahead
1970s 128.13 Mt CO2e 84.1 Mt CO2e 44.03 Mt CO2e Australia
1980s 126.44 Mt CO2e 90.33 Mt CO2e 36.12 Mt CO2e Australia
1990s 138.17 Mt CO2e 113.62 Mt CO2e 24.55 Mt CO2e Australia
2000s 141.23 Mt CO2e 133.34 Mt CO2e 7.89 Mt CO2e Australia
2010s 141.39 Mt CO2e 136.04 Mt CO2e 5.35 Mt CO2e Australia
2020s 137.92 Mt CO2e 127.94 Mt CO2e 9.98 Mt CO2e Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf, Australia or Canada?
Australia, at 144.58 Mt CO2e against 133.08 Mt CO2e in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf between Australia and Canada?
11.5 Mt CO2e, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Australia and Canada rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
Australia ranks 12th and Canada ranks 14th of 203 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (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 (total) excluding LULUCF (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
250 places, 13,750 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual 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).