Australia vs United States: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP
Australia
0.0194 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
United States
0.0191 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Australia rank
131st
United States rank
133rd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP over time
- Australia
- United States
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.0194 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0191 tonnes per US$ of GDP in United States, a difference of 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 131st and United States ranks 133rd of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and United States in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4128 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.3473 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0656 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.174 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.1829 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.009 tonnes per US$ of GDP | United States |
| 1980s | 0.0819 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0849 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.003 tonnes per US$ of GDP | United States |
| 1990s | 0.0529 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0529 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | United States |
| 2000s | 0.0402 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0364 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0038 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.0215 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0286 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0071 tonnes per US$ of GDP | United States |
| 2020s | 0.0207 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0217 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 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 unit of gdp, Australia or United States?
- Australia, at 0.0194 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0191 tonnes per US$ of GDP in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp between Australia and United States?
- 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Australia 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 unit of gdp?
- Australia ranks 131st and United States ranks 133rd 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.