Australia vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Energy — Emissions

Australia
364,000 kt
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
303,000 kt
in 2023
Australia rank
22nd
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
25th

Energy — Emissions over time

  • Australia
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0200.0k400.0k600.0k196119922023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 364,000 kt against 303,000 kt in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 61,000 kt.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Australia ranks 22nd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 25th of 231 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 121,044 kt 624,667 kt 503,622 kt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1970s 178,700 kt 636,800 kt 458,100 kt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 244,500 kt 558,200 kt 313,700 kt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 287,800 kt 543,700 kt 255,900 kt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 351,300 kt 525,700 kt 174,400 kt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 373,800 kt 412,500 kt 38,700 kt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 364,500 kt 309,000 kt 55,500 kt Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions, Australia or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Australia, at 364,000 kt against 303,000 kt in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions between Australia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
61,000 kt, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for energy — emissions?
Australia ranks 22nd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 25th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
264 places, 15,205 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf