Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita in Australia
Australia: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita was 0 Mt CO2e per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita in Australia, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per person.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0 Mt CO2e per person for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per capita in Australia peaked at 0 Mt CO2e per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0 Mt CO2e per person, in 2021.
Australia ranks 10th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -4.5% |
| 1978 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -1.7% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0 Mt CO2e per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 Mt CO2e per person, 5.4× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0 Mt CO2e per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 Mt CO2e per person, 7.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More environment data for Australia
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.2163 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 11.54 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 41.36 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -5.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per capita in Australia?
- Methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per capita in Australia was 0 Mt CO2e per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e per person in 2021.
- How does Australia rank for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per capita?
- Australia ranks 10th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.