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
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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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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.