Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Australia
Australia: Methane emissions, annual growth rate was -3.98 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-3.98 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 402.7%
World rank
179th
of 199 countries
All-time high
36.79 % change on previous year
in 2011
All-time low
-22.71 % change on previous year
in 2003
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Australia, 1851–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for methane emissions, annual growth rate in Australia is -3.98 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 402.7% on the previous year and down 158.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions, annual growth rate in Australia peaked at 36.79 % change on previous year in 2011 and was at its lowest, -22.71 % change on previous year, in 2003.
Australia ranks 179th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Australia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 14.32 % change on previous year | — |
| 1852 | 12.52 % change on previous year | -12.6% |
| 1853 | 11.12 % change on previous year | -11.2% |
| 1854 | 10 % change on previous year | -10.0% |
| 1855 | 9.09 % change on previous year | -9.1% |
| 1856 | 8.34 % change on previous year | -8.2% |
| 1857 | 7.7 % change on previous year | -7.8% |
| 1858 | 7.14 % change on previous year | -7.2% |
| 1859 | 6.66 % change on previous year | -6.7% |
| 1860 | 6.03 % change on previous year | -9.6% |
| 1861 | 5.88 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 1862 | 4.52 % change on previous year | -23.1% |
| 1863 | 4.91 % change on previous year | +8.5% |
| 1864 | 4.29 % change on previous year | -12.6% |
| 1865 | 4.82 % change on previous year | +12.5% |
| 1866 | 4.84 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1867 | 4.37 % change on previous year | -9.7% |
| 1868 | 3.28 % change on previous year | -24.9% |
| 1869 | 3.66 % change on previous year | +11.5% |
| 1870 | 3.42 % change on previous year | -6.6% |
| 1871 | 3.28 % change on previous year | -4.0% |
| 1872 | 3.05 % change on previous year | -7.1% |
| 1873 | 3.23 % change on previous year | +6.0% |
| 1874 | 2.89 % change on previous year | -10.4% |
| 1875 | 2.66 % change on previous year | -8.1% |
| 1876 | 2.88 % change on previous year | +8.2% |
| 1877 | 2.89 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1878 | 2.43 % change on previous year | -15.9% |
| 1879 | 3.28 % change on previous year | +35.4% |
| 1880 | 3.6 % change on previous year | +9.5% |
| 1881 | 3.17 % change on previous year | -12.0% |
| 1882 | 4.07 % change on previous year | +28.4% |
| 1883 | 4.19 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 1884 | 3.69 % change on previous year | -11.9% |
| 1885 | 3.76 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 1886 | 3.18 % change on previous year | -15.4% |
| 1887 | 3.28 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
| 1888 | 3.58 % change on previous year | +9.2% |
| 1889 | 2.78 % change on previous year | -22.5% |
| 1890 | 2.93 % change on previous year | +5.6% |
| 1891 | 2.45 % change on previous year | -16.5% |
| 1892 | 2.04 % change on previous year | -16.6% |
| 1893 | 1.63 % change on previous year | -19.9% |
| 1894 | 2.18 % change on previous year | +33.7% |
| 1895 | 1.98 % change on previous year | -9.2% |
| 1896 | 1.66 % change on previous year | -16.4% |
| 1897 | 2.15 % change on previous year | +29.8% |
| 1898 | 2.25 % change on previous year | +4.4% |
| 1899 | 1.68 % change on previous year | -25.3% |
| 1900 | 5.44 % change on previous year | +224.0% |
| 1901 | 2.57 % change on previous year | -52.8% |
| 1902 | 1.6 % change on previous year | -37.8% |
| 1903 | 1.34 % change on previous year | -16.3% |
| 1904 | 1.76 % change on previous year | +31.6% |
| 1905 | 1.87 % change on previous year | +6.0% |
| 1906 | 3.21 % change on previous year | +72.2% |
| 1907 | 2.22 % change on previous year | -30.8% |
| 1908 | 2.33 % change on previous year | +4.8% |
| 1909 | -0.196 % change on previous year | -108.4% |
| 1910 | 3.56 % change on previous year | -1918.4% |
| 1911 | 3.12 % change on previous year | -12.6% |
| 1912 | 2.89 % change on previous year | -7.3% |
| 1913 | 2.84 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1914 | 2.98 % change on previous year | +4.9% |
| 1915 | 0.0014 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1916 | 0.1031 % change on previous year | +7116.6% |
| 1917 | 2.53 % change on previous year | +2358.2% |
| 1918 | 2.88 % change on previous year | +13.7% |
| 1919 | 0.8594 % change on previous year | -70.2% |
| 1920 | 3.81 % change on previous year | +343.7% |
| 1921 | 0.1412 % change on previous year | -96.3% |
| 1922 | 2.23 % change on previous year | +1479.8% |
| 1923 | 1.82 % change on previous year | -18.3% |
| 1924 | 2.69 % change on previous year | +47.7% |
| 1925 | 2.08 % change on previous year | -22.6% |
| 1926 | 1.26 % change on previous year | -39.4% |
| 1927 | 1.95 % change on previous year | +54.8% |
| 1928 | -0.0458 % change on previous year | -102.3% |
| 1929 | 0.1189 % change on previous year | -359.7% |
| 1930 | 0.5898 % change on previous year | +395.9% |
| 1931 | -0.0607 % change on previous year | -110.3% |
| 1932 | 1.48 % change on previous year | -2541.5% |
| 1933 | 1.62 % change on previous year | +9.3% |
| 1934 | 1.53 % change on previous year | -5.4% |
| 1935 | 2.15 % change on previous year | +40.5% |
| 1936 | 2.39 % change on previous year | +10.9% |
| 1937 | 2.35 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1938 | 1.27 % change on previous year | -45.9% |
| 1939 | 3.22 % change on previous year | +153.8% |
| 1940 | 0.227 % change on previous year | -93.0% |
| 1941 | 4.52 % change on previous year | +1890.1% |
| 1942 | 2.97 % change on previous year | -34.2% |
| 1943 | 1.6 % change on previous year | -46.3% |
| 1944 | 1.84 % change on previous year | +15.0% |
| 1945 | 1.42 % change on previous year | -22.6% |
| 1946 | 3.02 % change on previous year | +112.3% |
| 1947 | 2.89 % change on previous year | -4.1% |
| 1948 | 2.1 % change on previous year | -27.2% |
| 1949 | 1.73 % change on previous year | -17.7% |
| 1950 | 4.89 % change on previous year | +182.3% |
| 1951 | 3.99 % change on previous year | -18.3% |
| 1952 | 3.12 % change on previous year | -21.9% |
| 1953 | 2.85 % change on previous year | -8.5% |
| 1954 | 3.66 % change on previous year | +28.3% |
| 1955 | 2.74 % change on previous year | -25.2% |
| 1956 | 2.73 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 2.81 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 1958 | 3 % change on previous year | +6.9% |
| 1959 | 3.66 % change on previous year | +22.1% |
| 1960 | 3.1 % change on previous year | -15.4% |
| 1961 | 2.35 % change on previous year | -24.1% |
| 1962 | 3.6 % change on previous year | +53.0% |
| 1963 | 2.52 % change on previous year | -30.1% |
| 1964 | 3.54 % change on previous year | +40.5% |
| 1965 | 2.72 % change on previous year | -23.1% |
| 1966 | -2.45 % change on previous year | -190.2% |
| 1967 | 3.78 % change on previous year | -254.2% |
| 1968 | 3.2 % change on previous year | -15.3% |
| 1969 | 4.55 % change on previous year | +42.0% |
| 1970 | 1.15 % change on previous year | -74.8% |
| 1971 | -2.15 % change on previous year | -287.1% |
| 1972 | 15.91 % change on previous year | -841.6% |
| 1973 | -10.38 % change on previous year | -165.3% |
| 1974 | 4.77 % change on previous year | -146.0% |
| 1975 | 4.6 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 8.99 % change on previous year | +95.5% |
| 1977 | -2.39 % change on previous year | -126.6% |
| 1978 | -12.38 % change on previous year | +418.2% |
| 1979 | 9.77 % change on previous year | -179.0% |
| 1980 | 2.29 % change on previous year | -76.6% |
| 1981 | -14.53 % change on previous year | -735.6% |
| 1982 | 12.81 % change on previous year | -188.1% |
| 1983 | -9.77 % change on previous year | -176.3% |
| 1984 | 2.8 % change on previous year | -128.7% |
| 1985 | 14.94 % change on previous year | +433.4% |
| 1986 | -6.39 % change on previous year | -142.8% |
| 1987 | -7.18 % change on previous year | +12.4% |
| 1988 | -1.44 % change on previous year | -79.9% |
| 1989 | 5.1 % change on previous year | -454.3% |
| 1990 | 7.78 % change on previous year | +52.5% |
| 1991 | 0.4763 % change on previous year | -93.9% |
| 1992 | -0.9578 % change on previous year | -301.1% |
| 1993 | -1.32 % change on previous year | +37.4% |
| 1994 | -0.439 % change on previous year | -66.6% |
| 1995 | -0.04 % change on previous year | -90.9% |
| 1996 | -4.49 % change on previous year | +11126.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8249 % change on previous year | -118.4% |
| 1998 | 2.52 % change on previous year | +205.6% |
| 1999 | 9.66 % change on previous year | +283.3% |
| 2000 | 6.84 % change on previous year | -29.3% |
| 2001 | 6.57 % change on previous year | -3.8% |
| 2002 | -3.38 % change on previous year | -151.4% |
| 2003 | -22.71 % change on previous year | +572.0% |
| 2004 | 14.33 % change on previous year | -163.1% |
| 2005 | -11.62 % change on previous year | -181.1% |
| 2006 | 12.83 % change on previous year | -210.4% |
| 2007 | -1.43 % change on previous year | -111.1% |
| 2008 | -10.87 % change on previous year | +661.7% |
| 2009 | 2.8 % change on previous year | -125.8% |
| 2010 | -6.6 % change on previous year | -335.8% |
| 2011 | 36.79 % change on previous year | -657.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3544 % change on previous year | -99.0% |
| 2013 | -21.02 % change on previous year | -6030.7% |
| 2014 | 6.84 % change on previous year | -132.5% |
| 2015 | -1.86 % change on previous year | -127.1% |
| 2016 | -11.26 % change on previous year | +506.9% |
| 2017 | 16.49 % change on previous year | -246.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9152 % change on previous year | -94.4% |
| 2019 | -8.2 % change on previous year | -996.3% |
| 2020 | -12.34 % change on previous year | +50.4% |
| 2021 | 4.09 % change on previous year | -133.1% |
| 2022 | -0.9428 % change on previous year | -123.1% |
| 2023 | 1.31 % change on previous year | -239.3% |
| 2024 | -3.98 % change on previous year | -402.7% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's -3.98 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is -0.0871 % change on previous year, 45.7× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Australia's -3.98 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4995 % change on previous year. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane emissions, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -11126.4% | -0.04 % change on previous year | -4.49 % change on previous year |
| 1916 | +7116.6% | 0.0014 % change on previous year | 0.1031 % change on previous year |
| 2013 | -6030.7% | 0.3544 % change on previous year | -21.02 % change on previous year |
| 1932 | +2541.5% | -0.0607 % change on previous year | 1.48 % change on previous year |
| 1917 | +2358.2% | 0.1031 % change on previous year | 2.53 % change on previous year |
| 1910 | +1918.4% | -0.196 % change on previous year | 3.56 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 9.66 % change on previous year | 6.66 % change on previous year | 14.32 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1860s | 4.66 % change on previous year | 3.28 % change on previous year | 6.03 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1870s | 3 % change on previous year | 2.43 % change on previous year | 3.42 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1880s | 3.53 % change on previous year | 2.78 % change on previous year | 4.19 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.1 % change on previous year | 1.63 % change on previous year | 2.93 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.21 % change on previous year | -0.196 % change on previous year | 5.44 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.18 % change on previous year | 0.0014 % change on previous year | 3.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.61 % change on previous year | -0.0458 % change on previous year | 3.81 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.65 % change on previous year | -0.0607 % change on previous year | 3.22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.23 % change on previous year | 0.227 % change on previous year | 4.52 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.35 % change on previous year | 2.73 % change on previous year | 4.89 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.69 % change on previous year | -2.45 % change on previous year | 4.55 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.79 % change on previous year | -12.38 % change on previous year | 15.91 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.1373 % change on previous year | -14.53 % change on previous year | 14.94 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4 % change on previous year | -4.49 % change on previous year | 9.66 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.6641 % change on previous year | -22.71 % change on previous year | 14.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.24 % change on previous year | -21.02 % change on previous year | 36.79 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.37 % change on previous year | -12.34 % change on previous year | 4.09 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 176 Iceland -3.58 % change on previous year compare
- 177 Angola -3.79 % change on previous year compare
- 178 Greece -3.88 % change on previous year compare
- 180 Venezuela -4.02 % change on previous year compare
- 181 Montenegro -4.3 % change on previous year compare
- 182 Ukraine -4.4 % change on previous year compare
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 34,162 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 84,416 kt (2050)
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- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,966 kt (2050)
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- Emissions from crops — Emissions 41.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane emissions, annual growth rate in Australia?
- Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Australia was -3.98 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest methane emissions, annual growth rate recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.79 % change on previous year in 2011.
- What is the lowest methane emissions, annual growth rate recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -22.71 % change on previous year in 2003.
- How does Australia rank for methane emissions, annual growth rate?
- Australia ranks 179th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions, annual growth rate rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 158.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Methane emissions, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Computed from
- Methane emissions Our World in Data
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
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.