Africa vs Australia: IPPU — Emissions per capita
Africa
0.16 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Australia
1.02 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Africa rank
26th
Australia rank
24th
IPPU — Emissions per capita over time
- Africa
- Australia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.02 t CO2eq/cap against 0.16 t CO2eq/cap in Africa, a difference of 0.86 t CO2eq/cap.
That makes Australia's figure about 6.4 times Africa's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 26th and Australia ranks 24th of 34 groups.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Australia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.075 t CO2eq/cap | 0.816 t CO2eq/cap | 0.741 t CO2eq/cap | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.105 t CO2eq/cap | 0.94 t CO2eq/cap | 0.835 t CO2eq/cap | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.127 t CO2eq/cap | 1.03 t CO2eq/cap | 0.901 t CO2eq/cap | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | 1.03 t CO2eq/cap | 0.8825 t CO2eq/cap | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ippu — emissions per capita, Africa or Australia?
- Australia, at 1.02 t CO2eq/cap against 0.16 t CO2eq/cap in Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in ippu — emissions per capita between Africa and Australia?
- 0.86 t CO2eq/cap, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Australia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Africa and Australia rank globally for ippu — emissions per capita?
- Africa ranks 26th and Australia ranks 24th of 34 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as IPPU — 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.