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

Australia
4.0%
in 2024
Ireland
4.8%
in 2024
Australia rank
143rd
Ireland rank
142nd

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

  • Australia
  • Ireland
01020199120072024

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 4.8% against 4.0% in Australia, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 143rd and Ireland ranks 142nd of 203 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s -0.7% 5.1% 5.7% Ireland
2000s 1.6% 16.8% 15.2% Ireland
2010s 1.7% 13.6% 11.9% Ireland
2020s -0.8% 8.1% 8.8% Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf, Australia or Ireland?
Ireland, at 4.8% against 4.0% in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf between Australia and Ireland?
0.8%, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Ireland?
34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
How do Australia and Ireland rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
Australia ranks 143rd and Ireland ranks 142nd 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 (% change from 1990). 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 (% change from 1990)
Unit
% change from 1990
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, 8,500 data points, 1991–2024
Last refreshed

Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 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). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.