Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita in Australia

Australia: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita was 0.0018 kt per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0018 kt per person
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
14th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.0023 kt per person
in 2019
All-time low
0.0014 kt per person
in 1976
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita in Australia, 1961–2023

00.0010.0010.0020.0020.003196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita in Australia is 0.0018 kt per person, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita in Australia peaked at 0.0023 kt per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 kt per person, in 1976.

Australia ranks 14th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita in Australia, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per person Change
1961 0.0016 kt per person —
1962 0.0016 kt per person -0.5%
1963 0.0016 kt per person +1.4%
1964 0.0017 kt per person +2.5%
1965 0.0017 kt per person +3.8%
1966 0.0017 kt per person -2.5%
1967 0.0018 kt per person +3.9%
1968 0.0018 kt per person -0.0%
1969 0.0018 kt per person +0.1%
1970 0.0016 kt per person -7.0%
1971 0.0015 kt per person -6.0%
1972 0.0018 kt per person +16.6%
1973 0.0019 kt per person +2.8%
1974 0.0017 kt per person -6.4%
1975 0.0015 kt per person -16.3%
1976 0.0014 kt per person -2.5%
1977 0.0015 kt per person +7.7%
1978 0.0015 kt per person -2.9%
1979 0.0016 kt per person +5.1%
1980 0.0014 kt per person -7.0%
1981 0.0017 kt per person +14.7%
1982 0.0016 kt per person -1.1%
1983 0.0018 kt per person +9.6%
1984 0.0019 kt per person +7.9%
1985 0.0017 kt per person -11.8%
1986 0.0018 kt per person +6.2%
1987 0.0019 kt per person +6.1%
1988 0.0017 kt per person -10.4%
1989 0.0018 kt per person +5.1%
1990 0.0018 kt per person -3.3%
1991 0.0018 kt per person +4.3%
1992 0.0019 kt per person +2.4%
1993 0.0019 kt per person -0.9%
1994 0.0017 kt per person -6.9%
1995 0.0019 kt per person +7.0%
1996 0.0018 kt per person -0.4%
1997 0.0019 kt per person +3.0%
1998 0.002 kt per person +4.6%
1999 0.0019 kt per person -3.3%
2000 0.002 kt per person +5.0%
2001 0.0021 kt per person +5.2%
2002 0.0021 kt per person +0.2%
2003 0.0021 kt per person -3.1%
2004 0.002 kt per person -1.1%
2005 0.0021 kt per person +2.9%
2006 0.0021 kt per person -0.7%
2007 0.0021 kt per person +2.7%
2008 0.0021 kt per person -2.0%
2009 0.0021 kt per person -1.4%
2010 0.0022 kt per person +5.8%
2011 0.0021 kt per person -3.7%
2012 0.0021 kt per person +1.8%
2013 0.0021 kt per person -1.1%
2014 0.0021 kt per person +0.2%
2015 0.0022 kt per person +4.1%
2016 0.0022 kt per person -1.0%
2017 0.0022 kt per person -0.1%
2018 0.0022 kt per person +0.1%
2019 0.0023 kt per person +5.6%
2020 0.0021 kt per person -8.8%
2021 0.002 kt per person -6.9%
2022 0.0018 kt per person -8.4%
2023 0.0018 kt per person -0.1%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 0.0018 kt per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 kt per person, 10.9× the median. (65 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 0.0018 kt per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 kt per person, 15.6× the median. (26 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0017 kt per person 0.0016 kt per person 0.0018 kt per person 9
1970s 0.0016 kt per person 0.0014 kt per person 0.0019 kt per person 10
1980s 0.0017 kt per person 0.0014 kt per person 0.0019 kt per person 10
1990s 0.0019 kt per person 0.0017 kt per person 0.002 kt per person 10
2000s 0.0021 kt per person 0.002 kt per person 0.0021 kt per person 10
2010s 0.0022 kt per person 0.0021 kt per person 0.0023 kt per person 10
2020s 0.0019 kt per person 0.0018 kt per person 0.0021 kt per person 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 11 Congo 0.0022 kt per person compare
  2. 12 Saudi Arabia 0.002 kt per person compare
  3. 13 Turkmenistan 0.0019 kt per person compare
  4. 15 Russia 0.0018 kt per person compare
  5. 16 Guyana 0.0018 kt per person compare
  6. 17 Canada 0.0016 kt per person compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita in Australia?
Energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita in Australia was 0.0018 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0023 kt per person in 2019.
What is the lowest energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 kt per person in 1976.
How does Australia rank for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita?
Australia ranks 14th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
Is energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Energy — 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.

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Energy — 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
186 places, 10,671 data points, 1961–2023
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Energy — 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.