About the data

The 2007 Victorian Greenhouse Gas Inventory is the most up-to-date information on Victoria's greenhouse gas emissions available. This data is taken from the National Greenhouse Gas Inventory, which has been prepared by the Commonwealth Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, in a format that is consistent with international guidelines. This inventory supersedes all previous Victorian inventories.

 The 2007 Victorian Greenhouse Gas Inventory used the data from the National Greenhouse Gas Inventory prepared by the Commonwealth Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency. This inventory supersedes all previous Victorian inventories. 

The information identifies Victoria’s contribution to national greenhouse gas emissions, and reveals the relative contribution of different sectors to total emissions, along with trends over time.

Greenhouse gas inventory

The Victorian Greenhouse Gas Inventory 2007 presents a summary of the level and trends in greenhouse gas emissions sources and sinks in the state of Victoria for the years 1990 - 2007.

Victorian Greenhouse Gas Inventory 2007 (PDF - 127 KB)

Victoria's greenhouse profile

Of the greenhouse gases emitted in Victoria, carbon dioxide is the most significant, though methane emitted from livestock and agricultural activities also make a significant contribution.

In 2007, Victoria's total net greenhouse gas emissions were 119.17 million tonnes of CO2-e.

Victoria's high emissions totals result from our reliance on brown coal, a greenhouse gas intensive fuel, for electricity production. Over ninety per cent of Victoria's electricity is produced from brown coal.

Together, Victoria's power stations produced 53% of the state's total greenhouse gas emissions in 2007.