Australia vs United States: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Australia
14.48 tonnes per person
in 2024
United States
14.2 tonnes per person
in 2024
Australia rank
11th
United States rank
12th
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Australia
- United States
How they compare
Australia currently reports 14.48 tonnes per person against 14.2 tonnes per person in United States, a difference of 0.28 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was United States ahead.
Australia ranks 11th and United States ranks 12th of 213 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and United States in 21.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0.05 tonnes per person | 0.0485 tonnes per person | United States |
| 1810s | 0.0084 tonnes per person | 0.07 tonnes per person | 0.0616 tonnes per person | United States |
| 1820s | 0.0144 tonnes per person | 0.1011 tonnes per person | 0.0867 tonnes per person | United States |
| 1830s | 0.0439 tonnes per person | 0.2559 tonnes per person | 0.212 tonnes per person | United States |
| 1840s | 0.1099 tonnes per person | 0.5342 tonnes per person | 0.4243 tonnes per person | United States |
| 1850s | 0.2466 tonnes per person | 1.24 tonnes per person | 0.9967 tonnes per person | United States |
| 1860s | 0.6534 tonnes per person | 1.74 tonnes per person | 1.09 tonnes per person | United States |
| 1870s | 1.04 tonnes per person | 3.01 tonnes per person | 1.97 tonnes per person | United States |
| 1880s | 1.69 tonnes per person | 4.94 tonnes per person | 3.25 tonnes per person | United States |
| 1890s | 2.09 tonnes per person | 7.07 tonnes per person | 4.98 tonnes per person | United States |
| 1900s | 3.24 tonnes per person | 11.45 tonnes per person | 8.21 tonnes per person | United States |
| 1910s | 4.55 tonnes per person | 15.03 tonnes per person | 10.48 tonnes per person | United States |
| 1920s | 4.79 tonnes per person | 15.81 tonnes per person | 11.02 tonnes per person | United States |
| 1930s | 4.34 tonnes per person | 12.46 tonnes per person | 8.12 tonnes per person | United States |
| 1940s | 5.62 tonnes per person | 16.5 tonnes per person | 10.88 tonnes per person | United States |
| 1950s | 7.58 tonnes per person | 16.24 tonnes per person | 8.66 tonnes per person | United States |
| 1960s | 9.55 tonnes per person | 17.37 tonnes per person | 7.81 tonnes per person | United States |
| 1970s | 12.35 tonnes per person | 21.22 tonnes per person | 8.87 tonnes per person | United States |
| 1980s | 14.22 tonnes per person | 19.12 tonnes per person | 4.9 tonnes per person | United States |
| 1990s | 16.85 tonnes per person | 20.35 tonnes per person | 3.5 tonnes per person | United States |
| 2000s | 18.76 tonnes per person | 20.29 tonnes per person | 1.53 tonnes per person | United States |
| 2010s | 17.08 tonnes per person | 16.64 tonnes per person | 0.4392 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 14.82 tonnes per person | 14.38 tonnes per person | 0.4439 tonnes per person | Australia |
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 United States?
- Australia, at 14.48 tonnes per person against 14.2 tonnes per person in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita between Australia and United States?
- 0.28 tonnes per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
- 225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
- How do Australia and United States rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Australia ranks 11th and United States ranks 12th 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.