Australia vs New Zealand: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Australia
2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
New Zealand
2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Australia rank
4th
New Zealand rank
3rd
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Australia
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Australia, a difference of 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 4th and New Zealand ranks 3rd of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and New Zealand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 4.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 4.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.248 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 4.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 3.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 3.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Australia or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Australia and New Zealand?
- 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Australia ranks 4th and New Zealand ranks 3rd of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.