Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) in Australia
Australia: Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) was 0.1578 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) in Australia, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.1578 Mt CO2e for methane (ch4) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) in Australia peaked at 0.1694 Mt CO2e in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0976 Mt CO2e, in 1986.
Australia ranks 17th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) in Australia, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1129 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.1153 Mt CO2e | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1113 Mt CO2e | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1101 Mt CO2e | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1223 Mt CO2e | +11.1% |
| 1975 | 0.126 Mt CO2e | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.128 Mt CO2e | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1335 Mt CO2e | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1285 Mt CO2e | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1237 Mt CO2e | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1282 Mt CO2e | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1286 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1335 Mt CO2e | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1278 Mt CO2e | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1262 Mt CO2e | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1362 Mt CO2e | +7.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0976 Mt CO2e | -28.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1007 Mt CO2e | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1026 Mt CO2e | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1091 Mt CO2e | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 0.113 Mt CO2e | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.11 Mt CO2e | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0995 Mt CO2e | -9.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1141 Mt CO2e | +14.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1215 Mt CO2e | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1271 Mt CO2e | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1496 Mt CO2e | +17.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1598 Mt CO2e | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 0.152 Mt CO2e | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1533 Mt CO2e | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1535 Mt CO2e | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1497 Mt CO2e | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1501 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1159 Mt CO2e | -22.8% |
| 2004 | 0.119 Mt CO2e | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.119 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1157 Mt CO2e | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1181 Mt CO2e | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.122 Mt CO2e | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1324 Mt CO2e | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1543 Mt CO2e | +16.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1539 Mt CO2e | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1559 Mt CO2e | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1664 Mt CO2e | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1597 Mt CO2e | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1648 Mt CO2e | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1664 Mt CO2e | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1694 Mt CO2e | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1637 Mt CO2e | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.156 Mt CO2e | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1476 Mt CO2e | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1541 Mt CO2e | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1523 Mt CO2e | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1574 Mt CO2e | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1578 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.1578 Mt CO2e is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0095 Mt CO2e, 16.6× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.1578 Mt CO2e is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0058 Mt CO2e, 27.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | -28.3% | 0.1362 Mt CO2e | 0.0976 Mt CO2e |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1212 Mt CO2e | 0.1101 Mt CO2e | 0.1335 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1191 Mt CO2e | 0.0976 Mt CO2e | 0.1362 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.13 Mt CO2e | 0.0995 Mt CO2e | 0.1598 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1295 Mt CO2e | 0.1157 Mt CO2e | 0.1535 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.161 Mt CO2e | 0.1539 Mt CO2e | 0.1694 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1538 Mt CO2e | 0.1476 Mt CO2e | 0.1578 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) in Australia?
- Methane (ch4) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) in Australia was 0.1578 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest methane (ch4) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1694 Mt CO2e in 2017.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0976 Mt CO2e in 1986.
- How does Australia rank for methane (ch4) emissions from industrial combustion (energy)?
- Australia ranks 17th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from industrial combustion (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 code 1.A.2 Manufacturing Industries and Construction. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).