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

Australia
416,200 kt
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
309,640 kt
in 2023
Australia rank
20th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
26th

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

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

How they compare

Australia currently reports 416,200 kt against 309,640 kt in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 106,560 kt.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 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 20th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 26th of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 141,451 kt 698,820 kt 557,369 kt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1970s 201,915 kt 690,378 kt 488,463 kt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 273,892 kt 600,525 kt 326,634 kt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 324,293 kt 568,441 kt 244,148 kt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 397,082 kt 538,256 kt 141,174 kt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 429,237 kt 420,696 kt 8,541 kt Australia
2020s 418,444 kt 315,797 kt 102,647 kt Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq), Australia or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Australia, at 416,200 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
106,560 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 (co2eq)?
Australia ranks 20th 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