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Australia: Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste

15.70Mt CO2e · 2024+3.7% since 2014

A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the waste sector. This includes emissions from solid waste (IPCC 2006 codes 4.A Solid Waste Disposal, 4.B Biological Treatment of Solid Waste, 4.C Incineration and Open Burning of Waste) and wastewater treatment (IPCC 2006 code 4.D Wastewater Treatment and Discharge). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Annual figures for Australia from 1970 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (Mt CO2e)Note
202415.705
202315.554
202215.471
202115.204
202015.251
201915.213
201814.868
201715.04
201614.934
201515.155
201415.143
201315.115
201215.449
201116.13
201016.331
200916.085
200816.141
200715.714
200615.448
200515.506
200415.539
200315.801
200216.436
200116.142
200016.016
199916.207
199816.225
199716.787
199616.885
199518.299
199418.208
199318.847
199218.922
199119.157
199019.213
198918.948
198818.721
198718.437
198618.164
198517.901
198417.66
198317.461
198217.247
198117.034
198016.831
197916.666
197816.489
197716.3
197616.09
197515.844
197415.63
197315.417
197215.222
197114.958
197014.705

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Joint Research Centre, European Commission, International Energy Agency. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-methane-ch4-emissions-from-waste (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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