Australia vs New Zealand: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP

Australia
0.0194 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
New Zealand
0.0196 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Australia rank
131st
New Zealand rank
130th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP over time

  • Australia
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.0196 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0194 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Australia, a difference of 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 131st and New Zealand ranks 130th of 191 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4128 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.4138 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0009 tonnes per US$ of GDP New Zealand
1970s 0.174 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.2363 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0624 tonnes per US$ of GDP New Zealand
1980s 0.0819 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.1154 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0335 tonnes per US$ of GDP New Zealand
1990s 0.0529 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0685 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0156 tonnes per US$ of GDP New Zealand
2000s 0.0402 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0465 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0062 tonnes per US$ of GDP New Zealand
2010s 0.0215 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0249 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0034 tonnes per US$ of GDP New Zealand
2020s 0.0207 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0205 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0002 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 New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 0.0196 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0194 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp between Australia and New Zealand?
0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp?
Australia ranks 131st and New Zealand ranks 130th 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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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP
Unit
tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 10,578 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.