Methane emissions in Australia

Australia emitted 144.6 million tonnes of methane (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1970.

Measure: Methane emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Australia, 2024 144.6 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 +0.3% 2023: 144.2 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 9,536.5 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 12th of 203 See the full ranking

Methane emissions in Australia over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Methane emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period AustraliaWorld
2024 144.6 Mt CO2e 9,536.5 Mt CO2e
2023 144.2 Mt CO2e 9,471.5 Mt CO2e
2022 135.1 Mt CO2e 9,335.0 Mt CO2e
2021 132.8 Mt CO2e 9,180.4 Mt CO2e
2020 132.9 Mt CO2e 9,055.8 Mt CO2e
2019 142.0 Mt CO2e 9,180.9 Mt CO2e
2018 142.4 Mt CO2e 9,103.4 Mt CO2e
2017 141.9 Mt CO2e 8,969.5 Mt CO2e
2016 132.9 Mt CO2e 8,847.6 Mt CO2e
2015 144.2 Mt CO2e 8,812.5 Mt CO2e
2014 144.0 Mt CO2e 8,788.3 Mt CO2e
2013 144.6 Mt CO2e 8,719.8 Mt CO2e
2012 144.3 Mt CO2e 8,716.9 Mt CO2e
2011 141.7 Mt CO2e 8,617.2 Mt CO2e
2010 135.9 Mt CO2e 8,413.7 Mt CO2e
2009 138.8 Mt CO2e 8,258.5 Mt CO2e
2008 138.8 Mt CO2e 8,283.5 Mt CO2e
2007 141.4 Mt CO2e 8,153.8 Mt CO2e
2006 143.2 Mt CO2e 8,099.3 Mt CO2e
2005 143.3 Mt CO2e 7,972.1 Mt CO2e
2004 140.6 Mt CO2e 7,839.2 Mt CO2e
2003 138.2 Mt CO2e 7,688.3 Mt CO2e
2002 143.0 Mt CO2e 7,464.2 Mt CO2e
2001 143.1 Mt CO2e 7,498.3 Mt CO2e
2000 141.8 Mt CO2e 7,495.1 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.3% from 144.2 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 144.0 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +0.4%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Australia has the 12th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 9,536.5 Mt CO2e.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.CH4.MT.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Australia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database