Australia vs Iceland: Methane emissions, annual growth rate
Australia
-3.98 % change on previous year
in 2024
Iceland
-3.58 % change on previous year
in 2024
Australia rank
179th
Iceland rank
176th
Methane emissions, annual growth rate over time
- Australia
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports -3.58 % change on previous year against -3.98 % change on previous year in Australia, a difference of 0.4 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 47 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 179th and Iceland ranks 176th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 13 and Iceland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 9.66 % change on previous year | 1.1 % change on previous year | 8.56 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 1860s | 4.66 % change on previous year | 0.1854 % change on previous year | 4.47 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 1870s | 3 % change on previous year | 0.0855 % change on previous year | 2.91 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 1880s | 3.53 % change on previous year | 0.0692 % change on previous year | 3.46 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 1890s | 2.1 % change on previous year | 0.0874 % change on previous year | 2.01 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 1900s | 2.21 % change on previous year | 0.0742 % change on previous year | 2.14 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 1910s | 2.18 % change on previous year | 6.61 % change on previous year | 4.43 % change on previous year | Iceland |
| 1920s | 1.61 % change on previous year | 1.82 % change on previous year | 0.2102 % change on previous year | Iceland |
| 1930s | 1.65 % change on previous year | 1.64 % change on previous year | 0.011 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 1940s | 2.23 % change on previous year | 3.08 % change on previous year | 0.8463 % change on previous year | Iceland |
| 1950s | 3.35 % change on previous year | 4.1 % change on previous year | 0.7518 % change on previous year | Iceland |
| 1960s | 2.69 % change on previous year | 2.41 % change on previous year | 0.277 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 1970s | 1.79 % change on previous year | 0.8374 % change on previous year | 0.9528 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 1980s | -0.1373 % change on previous year | -0.6994 % change on previous year | 0.5621 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 1990s | 1.4 % change on previous year | 0.6267 % change on previous year | 0.7758 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 2000s | -0.6641 % change on previous year | 0.3721 % change on previous year | 1.04 % change on previous year | Iceland |
| 2010s | 1.24 % change on previous year | 0.2825 % change on previous year | 0.9622 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 2020s | -2.37 % change on previous year | -3.21 % change on previous year | 0.8394 % change on previous year | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, annual growth rate, Australia or Iceland?
- Iceland, at -3.58 % change on previous year against -3.98 % change on previous year in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, annual growth rate between Australia and Iceland?
- 0.4 % change on previous year, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Iceland?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Iceland rank globally for methane emissions, annual growth rate?
- Australia ranks 179th and Iceland ranks 176th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane emissions, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Methane emissions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.