Australia vs New Caledonia: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Australia
14.48 tonnes per person
in 2024
New Caledonia
18.06 tonnes per person
in 2024
Australia rank
11th
New Caledonia rank
8th
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Australia
- New Caledonia
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports 18.06 tonnes per person against 14.48 tonnes per person in Australia, a difference of 3.58 tonnes per person.
That makes New Caledonia's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 11th and New Caledonia ranks 8th of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and New Caledonia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.58 tonnes per person | 8.74 tonnes per person | 1.16 tonnes per person | New Caledonia |
| 1960s | 9.55 tonnes per person | 12.42 tonnes per person | 2.86 tonnes per person | New Caledonia |
| 1970s | 12.35 tonnes per person | 17.06 tonnes per person | 4.71 tonnes per person | New Caledonia |
| 1980s | 14.22 tonnes per person | 9.07 tonnes per person | 5.15 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 16.85 tonnes per person | 9.43 tonnes per person | 7.42 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 18.76 tonnes per person | 10.76 tonnes per person | 8 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 17.08 tonnes per person | 17.07 tonnes per person | 0.0072 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 14.82 tonnes per person | 17.45 tonnes per person | 2.63 tonnes per person | New Caledonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita, Australia or New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia, at 18.06 tonnes per person against 14.48 tonnes per person in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita between Australia and New Caledonia?
- 3.58 tonnes per person, with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Caledonia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Australia and New Caledonia rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Australia ranks 11th and New Caledonia ranks 8th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.