Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Australia
Australia: Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 4,984 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Australia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Australia stood at 4,984 kt.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Australia peaked at 5,023 kt in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3,278 kt, in 1990.
That places Australia 40th out of 221 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Australia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,278 kt | — |
| 1991 | 3,416 kt | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 3,510 kt | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 3,635 kt | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 3,739 kt | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 4,072 kt | +8.9% |
| 1996 | 4,182 kt | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 4,311 kt | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 4,420 kt | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 4,371 kt | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 4,453 kt | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 4,472 kt | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 4,530 kt | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 4,584 kt | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 4,639 kt | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 4,697 kt | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 4,747 kt | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 4,777 kt | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 4,820 kt | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 4,857 kt | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 4,873 kt | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 4,879 kt | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 4,935 kt | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 5,023 kt | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 4,888 kt | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 4,785 kt | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 4,801 kt | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 4,844 kt | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 4,882 kt | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 4,915 kt | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 4,928 kt | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 4,945 kt | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 4,962 kt | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 4,984 kt | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,893 kt | 3,278 kt | 4,420 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,658 kt | 4,453 kt | 4,857 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,882 kt | 4,785 kt | 5,023 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,954 kt | 4,928 kt | 4,984 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More climate change data for Australia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 118,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 34,162 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 84,416 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 128.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,966 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,507 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 41.38 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 53.82 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Australia?
- Pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Australia was 4,984 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 5,023 kt in 2013.
- What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,278 kt in 1990.
- How does Australia rank for pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- Australia ranks 40th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf