Australia has released almost 14 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO₂e) worth of methane into the atmosphere since 1850. Australia's annual methane emissions peaked in 2001 at 194 MtCO₂e. The two largest sources of methane in Australia are agricultural processes and the energy sector.
Cumulative methane (CH₄) emissions in Australia from 1850 to 2021
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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Includes methane emissions from fossil fuels, industry and agricultural sources.
Methane emissions are measured in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO₂e), so are weighted for its 100-year global warming potential value.
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Statista. (February 13, 2023). Cumulative methane (CH₄) emissions in Australia from 1850 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382986/australia-cumulative-methane-emissions/
Statista. "Cumulative methane (CH₄) emissions in Australia from 1850 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. February 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382986/australia-cumulative-methane-emissions/
Statista. (2023). Cumulative methane (CH₄) emissions in Australia from 1850 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382986/australia-cumulative-methane-emissions/
Statista. "Cumulative Methane (Ch₄) Emissions in Australia from 1850 to 2021 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382986/australia-cumulative-methane-emissions/
Statista, Cumulative methane (CH₄) emissions in Australia from 1850 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382986/australia-cumulative-methane-emissions/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Cumulative methane (CH₄) emissions in Australia from 1850 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Statista, February 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382986/australia-cumulative-methane-emissions/