Australia vs United States: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita

Australia
0.0156 kt per person
in 2023
United States
0.0152 kt per person
in 2023
Australia rank
12th
United States rank
13th

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita over time

  • Australia
  • United States
00.0050.010.0150.020.025196119922023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.0156 kt per person against 0.0152 kt per person in United States, a difference of 0.0004 kt per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.

Australia ranks 12th and United States ranks 13th of 186 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 0.0124 kt per person 0.0193 kt per person 0.007 kt per person United States
1970s 0.0147 kt per person 0.0234 kt per person 0.0086 kt per person United States
1980s 0.0174 kt per person 0.0211 kt per person 0.0037 kt per person United States
1990s 0.0181 kt per person 0.0209 kt per person 0.0029 kt per person United States
2000s 0.0197 kt per person 0.0206 kt per person 0.0009 kt per person United States
2010s 0.0182 kt per person 0.0173 kt per person 0.0009 kt per person Australia
2020s 0.0161 kt per person 0.0153 kt per person 0.0008 kt per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita, Australia or United States?
Australia, at 0.0156 kt per person against 0.0152 kt per person in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita between Australia and United States?
0.0004 kt per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and United States rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
Australia ranks 12th and United States ranks 13th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.