Australia vs OECD members: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF

Australia
144.58 Mt CO2e
in 2024
OECD members
2,086 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Australia rank
12th
OECD members rank
14th

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

  • Australia
  • OECD members
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How they compare

OECD members currently reports 2,086 Mt CO2e against 144.58 Mt CO2e in Australia, a difference of 1,941 Mt CO2e.

That makes OECD members's figure about 14.4 times Australia's.

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

Australia ranks 12th and OECD members ranks 14th of 203 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 128.13 Mt CO2e 2,336 Mt CO2e 2,208 Mt CO2e OECD members
1980s 126.44 Mt CO2e 2,359 Mt CO2e 2,232 Mt CO2e OECD members
1990s 138.17 Mt CO2e 2,253 Mt CO2e 2,115 Mt CO2e OECD members
2000s 141.23 Mt CO2e 2,142 Mt CO2e 2,000 Mt CO2e OECD members
2010s 141.39 Mt CO2e 2,091 Mt CO2e 1,950 Mt CO2e OECD members
2020s 137.92 Mt CO2e 2,076 Mt CO2e 1,938 Mt CO2e OECD members

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf, Australia or OECD members?
OECD members, at 2,086 Mt CO2e against 144.58 Mt CO2e in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf between Australia and OECD members?
1,941 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 (total) excluding lulucf?
Australia ranks 12th and OECD members 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).