Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita in Australia
Australia: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita was 0.0004 kt per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.0004 kt per person for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita in Australia peaked at 0.0012 kt per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 kt per person, in 2023.
Australia ranks 37th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | kt per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0009 kt per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0009 kt per person | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0009 kt per person | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 0.001 kt per person | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 0.001 kt per person | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 0.001 kt per person | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0011 kt per person | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0011 kt per person | +4.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0012 kt per person | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0011 kt per person | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0011 kt per person | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0011 kt per person | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0011 kt per person | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0011 kt per person | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0011 kt per person | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0011 kt per person | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0011 kt per person | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0011 kt per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0011 kt per person | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0011 kt per person | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0011 kt per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0011 kt per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0011 kt per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0011 kt per person | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0011 kt per person | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0011 kt per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0011 kt per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0011 kt per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0011 kt per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0011 kt per person | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0011 kt per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0011 kt per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0011 kt per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.001 kt per person | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.001 kt per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0009 kt per person | -10.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0009 kt per person | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0008 kt per person | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0008 kt per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0008 kt per person | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0008 kt per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0008 kt per person | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0008 kt per person | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 kt per person | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 kt per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0007 kt per person | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0007 kt per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 kt per person | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 kt per person | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 kt per person | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 kt per person | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 kt per person | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 kt per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 kt per person | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 kt per person | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 kt per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 kt per person | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 kt per person | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 kt per person | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 kt per person | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 kt per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 kt per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 kt per person | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.001 kt per person | 0.0009 kt per person | 0.0012 kt per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0011 kt per person | 0.0011 kt per person | 0.0011 kt per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0011 kt per person | 0.0011 kt per person | 0.0011 kt per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.001 kt per person | 0.0008 kt per person | 0.0011 kt per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0007 kt per person | 0.0007 kt per person | 0.0008 kt per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 kt per person | 0.0005 kt per person | 0.0007 kt per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 kt per person | 0.0004 kt per person | 0.0005 kt per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More climate change data for Australia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.30 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita in Australia?
- Waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita in Australia was 0.0004 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0012 kt per person in 1969.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 kt per person in 2023.
- How does Australia rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita?
- Australia ranks 37th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Waste — 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.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Waste — 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.