Americas vs Australia: Energy — Emissions per capita
Americas
7.24 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Australia
15.73 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Americas rank
10th
Australia rank
13th
Energy — Emissions per capita over time
- Americas
- Australia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 15.73 t CO2eq/cap against 7.24 t CO2eq/cap in Americas, a difference of 8.49 t CO2eq/cap.
That makes Australia's figure about 2.2 times Americas's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 10th and Australia ranks 13th of 34 groups.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Australia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.43 t CO2eq/cap | 17.98 t CO2eq/cap | 8.54 t CO2eq/cap | Australia |
| 2000s | 9.37 t CO2eq/cap | 19.55 t CO2eq/cap | 10.18 t CO2eq/cap | Australia |
| 2010s | 8.21 t CO2eq/cap | 18.08 t CO2eq/cap | 9.87 t CO2eq/cap | Australia |
| 2020s | 7.22 t CO2eq/cap | 16.04 t CO2eq/cap | 8.81 t CO2eq/cap | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy — emissions per capita, Americas or Australia?
- Australia, at 15.73 t CO2eq/cap against 7.24 t CO2eq/cap in Americas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in energy — emissions per capita between Americas and Australia?
- 8.49 t CO2eq/cap, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Australia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Americas and Australia rank globally for energy — emissions per capita?
- Americas ranks 10th and Australia ranks 13th of 34 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.