Australia vs United States: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per capita

Australia
0.0002 kt per person
in 2023
United States
0.0001 kt per person
in 2023
Australia rank
7th
United States rank
10th

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per capita over time

  • Australia
  • United States
0000196119922023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.0002 kt per person against 0.0001 kt per person in United States, a difference of 0.0001 kt per person.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.5 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.

Australia ranks 7th and United States ranks 10th of 185 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and United States in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia United States Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0 kt per person United States
1970s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0 kt per person United States
1980s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0 kt per person United States
1990s 0.0002 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0 kt per person Australia
2000s 0.0002 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0 kt per person United States
2010s 0.0002 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0 kt per person Australia
2020s 0.0002 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per capita, Australia or United States?
Australia, at 0.0002 kt per person against 0.0001 kt per person in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per capita between Australia and United States?
0.0001 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) from n2o (ar5), per capita?
Australia ranks 7th and United States ranks 10th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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) from N2O (AR5), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 10,671 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.