Australia vs United Kingdom: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Australia
1.0%
in 2024
United Kingdom
0.8%
in 2024
Australia rank
16th
United Kingdom rank
18th
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time
- Australia
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.0% against 0.8% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 275 shared years of data; in 1750 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Australia ranks 16th and United Kingdom ranks 18th of 215 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 27.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 0.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | United Kingdom |
| 1760s | 0.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | United Kingdom |
| 1770s | 0.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | United Kingdom |
| 1780s | 0.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | United Kingdom |
| 1790s | 0.0% | 98.2% | 98.2% | United Kingdom |
| 1800s | 0.0% | 91.8% | 91.8% | United Kingdom |
| 1810s | 0.0% | 88.2% | 88.1% | United Kingdom |
| 1820s | 0.0% | 81.9% | 81.9% | United Kingdom |
| 1830s | 0.0% | 73.5% | 73.5% | United Kingdom |
| 1840s | 0.0% | 64.4% | 64.4% | United Kingdom |
| 1850s | 0.1% | 53.0% | 52.9% | United Kingdom |
| 1860s | 0.2% | 46.8% | 46.6% | United Kingdom |
| 1870s | 0.3% | 39.8% | 39.5% | United Kingdom |
| 1880s | 0.4% | 31.5% | 31.1% | United Kingdom |
| 1890s | 0.5% | 24.5% | 24.1% | United Kingdom |
| 1900s | 0.5% | 18.5% | 17.9% | United Kingdom |
| 1910s | 0.7% | 14.7% | 14.0% | United Kingdom |
| 1920s | 0.7% | 11.7% | 11.0% | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 0.7% | 11.7% | 11.0% | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 0.8% | 9.8% | 9.0% | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 1.0% | 7.6% | 6.7% | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | 1.0% | 5.5% | 4.5% | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 3.7% | 2.7% | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 2.8% | 1.7% | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 2.5% | 1.2% | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 2.0% | 0.6% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.1% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population, Australia or United Kingdom?
- Australia, at 1.0% against 0.8% in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population between Australia and United Kingdom?
- 0.2%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Kingdom?
- 275 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2024.
- How do Australia and United Kingdom rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Australia ranks 16th and United Kingdom ranks 18th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.