Australia vs United Kingdom: Share co2 emissions vs population

Australia
1
in 2024
United Kingdom
0.8107
in 2024
Australia rank
16th
United Kingdom rank
18th

Share co2 emissions vs population over time

  • Australia
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 1 against 0.8107 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.1893.

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 0 100 100 United Kingdom
1760s 0 100 100 United Kingdom
1770s 0 100 100 United Kingdom
1780s 0 99.99 99.99 United Kingdom
1790s 0 98.19 98.19 United Kingdom
1800s 0.001 91.83 91.83 United Kingdom
1810s 0.0055 88.15 88.15 United Kingdom
1820s 0.0081 81.89 81.89 United Kingdom
1830s 0.0168 73.54 73.52 United Kingdom
1840s 0.0371 64.42 64.38 United Kingdom
1850s 0.0891 53.02 52.93 United Kingdom
1860s 0.2328 46.85 46.61 United Kingdom
1870s 0.3064 39.83 39.52 United Kingdom
1880s 0.4237 31.5 31.08 United Kingdom
1890s 0.4642 24.52 24.06 United Kingdom
1900s 0.5325 18.47 17.93 United Kingdom
1910s 0.6576 14.71 14.05 United Kingdom
1920s 0.745 11.73 10.99 United Kingdom
1930s 0.7368 11.71 10.97 United Kingdom
1940s 0.8454 9.83 8.98 United Kingdom
1950s 0.9512 7.6 6.65 United Kingdom
1960s 0.9648 5.49 4.52 United Kingdom
1970s 0.9838 3.68 2.7 United Kingdom
1980s 1.11 2.8 1.68 United Kingdom
1990s 1.29 2.47 1.18 United Kingdom
2000s 1.32 1.95 0.6293 United Kingdom
2010s 1.15 1.23 0.0834 United Kingdom
2020s 1.04 0.8609 0.1834 Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share co2 emissions vs population, Australia or United Kingdom?
Australia, at 1 against 0.8107 in United Kingdom as of 2024.
What is the difference in share co2 emissions vs population between Australia and United Kingdom?
0.1893, 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 co2 emissions vs population?
Australia ranks 16th and United Kingdom ranks 18th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Share co2 emissions vs population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share co2 emissions vs population
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed