Australia vs New Zealand: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita

Australia
0.0047 kt per person
in 2023
New Zealand
0.0055 kt per person
in 2023
Australia rank
4th
New Zealand rank
3rd

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita over time

  • Australia
  • New Zealand
0.0020.0040.0060.0080.010.012196119922023

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.0055 kt per person against 0.0047 kt per person in Australia, a difference of 0.0008 kt per person.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 4th and New Zealand ranks 3rd of 201 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0067 kt per person 0.0107 kt per person 0.004 kt per person New Zealand
1970s 0.0067 kt per person 0.0106 kt per person 0.0039 kt per person New Zealand
1980s 0.0051 kt per person 0.0102 kt per person 0.0052 kt per person New Zealand
1990s 0.0061 kt per person 0.0085 kt per person 0.0024 kt per person New Zealand
2000s 0.0055 kt per person 0.0077 kt per person 0.0022 kt per person New Zealand
2010s 0.0042 kt per person 0.0068 kt per person 0.0027 kt per person New Zealand
2020s 0.0033 kt per person 0.0058 kt per person 0.0025 kt per person New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita, Australia or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 0.0055 kt per person against 0.0047 kt per person in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita between Australia and New Zealand?
0.0008 kt per person, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita?
Australia ranks 4th and New Zealand ranks 3rd of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
203 places, 11,190 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.