Australia vs China: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP
Australia
0.0194 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
China
0.0192 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Australia rank
131st
China rank
132nd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP over time
- Australia
- China
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.0194 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0192 tonnes per US$ of GDP in China, a difference of 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was China ahead.
Australia ranks 131st and China ranks 132nd of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and China in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4128 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.7114 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.2986 tonnes per US$ of GDP | China |
| 1970s | 0.174 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.4712 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.2972 tonnes per US$ of GDP | China |
| 1980s | 0.0819 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.3574 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.2755 tonnes per US$ of GDP | China |
| 1990s | 0.0529 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.2076 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.1546 tonnes per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2000s | 0.0402 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0798 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0395 tonnes per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2010s | 0.0215 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.025 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0035 tonnes per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2020s | 0.0207 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0191 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0016 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp, Australia or China?
- Australia, at 0.0194 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0192 tonnes per US$ of GDP in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp between Australia and China?
- 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and China?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Australia and China rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp?
- Australia ranks 131st and China ranks 132nd of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.