Australia vs United States: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
Australia
1,251 tonnes per person
in 2024
United States
1,649 tonnes per person
in 2024
Australia rank
5th
United States rank
2nd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time
- Australia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 1,649 tonnes per person against 1,251 tonnes per person in Australia, a difference of 398 tonnes per person.
That makes United States's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 5th and United States ranks 2nd of 192 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 913.3 tonnes per person | 1,290 tonnes per person | 376.84 tonnes per person | United States |
| 1970s | 946.66 tonnes per person | 1,360 tonnes per person | 413.81 tonnes per person | United States |
| 1980s | 1,007 tonnes per person | 1,441 tonnes per person | 433.56 tonnes per person | United States |
| 1990s | 1,053 tonnes per person | 1,489 tonnes per person | 436.09 tonnes per person | United States |
| 2000s | 1,178 tonnes per person | 1,540 tonnes per person | 362.36 tonnes per person | United States |
| 2010s | 1,250 tonnes per person | 1,595 tonnes per person | 344.89 tonnes per person | United States |
| 2020s | 1,263 tonnes per person | 1,644 tonnes per person | 380.04 tonnes per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, Australia or United States?
- United States, at 1,649 tonnes per person against 1,251 tonnes per person in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between Australia and United States?
- 398 tonnes per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Australia and United States rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- Australia ranks 5th and United States ranks 2nd of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.