Australia and New Zealand vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq)

Australia and New Zealand
449,665 kt
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
309,640 kt
in 2023
Australia and New Zealand rank
19th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
26th

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k196119922023

How they compare

Australia and New Zealand currently reports 449,665 kt against 309,640 kt in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 140,025 kt.

That makes Australia and New Zealand's figure about 1.5 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 19th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 26th of 231 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia and New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 154,864 kt 698,820 kt 543,956 kt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1970s 219,640 kt 690,378 kt 470,738 kt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 295,801 kt 600,525 kt 304,725 kt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 354,229 kt 568,441 kt 214,212 kt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 432,501 kt 538,256 kt 105,755 kt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 464,617 kt 420,696 kt 43,921 kt Australia and New Zealand
2020s 452,099 kt 315,797 kt 136,302 kt Australia and New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq), Australia and New Zealand or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Australia and New Zealand, at 449,665 kt against 309,640 kt in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) between Australia and New Zealand and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
140,025 kt, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and New Zealand and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq)?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 19th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 26th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). 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 (CO2eq) (AR5)
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