Australia vs South Africa: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Australia
1.2%
in 2024
South Africa
1.1%
in 2024
Australia rank
14th
South Africa rank
15th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Australia
- South Africa
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.2% against 1.1% in South Africa, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
Across all 141 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 14th and South Africa ranks 15th of 194 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.6% | Australia |
| 1890s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Australia |
| 1900s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.5% | Australia |
| 1910s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.4% | Australia |
| 1920s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 0.5% | Australia |
| 1930s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Australia |
| 1940s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Australia |
| 1950s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Australia |
| 1960s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Australia |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 0.4% | Australia |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Australia |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 0.2% | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 0.2% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, Australia or South Africa?
- Australia, at 1.2% against 1.1% in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change between Australia and South Africa?
- 0.1%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Africa?
- 141 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2024.
- How do Australia and South Africa rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Australia ranks 14th and South Africa ranks 15th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global total cumulative emissions of CO₂ (including land-use change).