Co emissions per capita in Australia
Australia: Co emissions per capita was 14.48 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
14.48
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
11th
of 213 countries
All-time high
19.06
in 2004
All-time low
0
in 1750
Years of data
230
1750–2024
Co emissions per capita in Australia, 1750–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Australia recorded 14.48 for co emissions per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co emissions per capita in Australia peaked at 19.06 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1750.
Australia ranks 11th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Co emissions per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 0 | — |
| 1760 | 0 | — |
| 1770 | 0 | — |
| 1780 | 0 | — |
| 1790 | 0 | — |
| 1800 | 0 | — |
| 1801 | 0 | — |
| 1802 | 0 | — |
| 1803 | 0 | — |
| 1804 | 0 | — |
| 1805 | 0.001 | — |
| 1806 | 0.0028 | +173.0% |
| 1807 | 0.0026 | -7.2% |
| 1808 | 0.0032 | +22.0% |
| 1809 | 0.005 | +55.9% |
| 1810 | 0.0049 | -2.6% |
| 1811 | 0.0083 | +70.6% |
| 1812 | 0.0081 | -2.5% |
| 1813 | 0.0101 | +25.3% |
| 1814 | 0.012 | +18.8% |
| 1815 | 0.0094 | -22.2% |
| 1816 | 0.0076 | -19.2% |
| 1817 | 0.0066 | -12.6% |
| 1818 | 0.0059 | -10.0% |
| 1819 | 0.0109 | +83.8% |
| 1820 | 0.0187 | +71.5% |
| 1821 | 0.0095 | -49.4% |
| 1822 | 0.0118 | +24.5% |
| 1823 | 0.0142 | +20.1% |
| 1824 | 0.0142 | +0.1% |
| 1825 | 0.0086 | -39.1% |
| 1826 | 0.0192 | +121.9% |
| 1827 | 0.0178 | -7.1% |
| 1828 | 0.0114 | -35.8% |
| 1829 | 0.0182 | +58.7% |
| 1830 | 0.0172 | -5.6% |
| 1831 | 0.0042 | -75.6% |
| 1832 | 0.0324 | +675.8% |
| 1833 | 0.0302 | -6.9% |
| 1834 | 0.0367 | +21.7% |
| 1835 | 0.0523 | +42.5% |
| 1836 | 0.0521 | -0.4% |
| 1837 | 0.0647 | +24.1% |
| 1838 | 0.0677 | +4.5% |
| 1839 | 0.0814 | +20.3% |
| 1840 | 0.1124 | +38.1% |
| 1841 | 0.1254 | +11.6% |
| 1842 | 0.1388 | +10.7% |
| 1843 | 0.0867 | -37.5% |
| 1844 | 0.0747 | -13.8% |
| 1845 | 0.0696 | -6.9% |
| 1846 | 0.1171 | +68.3% |
| 1847 | 0.118 | +0.8% |
| 1848 | 0.127 | +7.6% |
| 1849 | 0.1295 | +2.0% |
| 1850 | 0.18 | +39.0% |
| 1851 | 0.1604 | -10.9% |
| 1852 | 0.149 | -7.1% |
| 1853 | 0.1979 | +32.8% |
| 1854 | 0.2205 | +11.4% |
| 1855 | 0.2396 | +8.7% |
| 1856 | 0.307 | +28.2% |
| 1857 | 0.3145 | +2.4% |
| 1858 | 0.2991 | -4.9% |
| 1859 | 0.3984 | +33.2% |
| 1860 | 0.4655 | +16.8% |
| 1861 | 0.415 | -10.8% |
| 1862 | 0.5614 | +35.3% |
| 1863 | 0.4989 | -11.1% |
| 1864 | 0.6075 | +21.8% |
| 1865 | 0.6362 | +4.7% |
| 1866 | 0.8126 | +27.7% |
| 1867 | 0.7647 | -5.9% |
| 1868 | 0.9181 | +20.1% |
| 1869 | 0.8539 | -7.0% |
| 1870 | 0.7969 | -6.7% |
| 1871 | 0.7993 | +0.3% |
| 1872 | 0.8875 | +11.0% |
| 1873 | 1.03 | +15.5% |
| 1874 | 1.11 | +7.8% |
| 1875 | 1.09 | -1.3% |
| 1876 | 1.08 | -1.4% |
| 1877 | 1.16 | +7.6% |
| 1878 | 1.22 | +5.7% |
| 1879 | 1.2 | -1.7% |
| 1880 | 1.1 | -8.7% |
| 1881 | 1.28 | +16.7% |
| 1882 | 1.47 | +15.0% |
| 1883 | 1.71 | +16.1% |
| 1884 | 1.81 | +5.6% |
| 1885 | 1.88 | +3.9% |
| 1886 | 1.8 | -4.2% |
| 1887 | 1.81 | +0.5% |
| 1888 | 1.95 | +7.9% |
| 1889 | 2.11 | +8.0% |
| 1890 | 1.79 | -15.2% |
| 1891 | 2.2 | +23.2% |
| 1892 | 2.02 | -8.2% |
| 1893 | 1.77 | -12.3% |
| 1894 | 1.97 | +10.9% |
| 1895 | 2 | +1.6% |
| 1896 | 2.08 | +4.2% |
| 1897 | 2.26 | +8.3% |
| 1898 | 2.39 | +5.7% |
| 1899 | 2.4 | +0.4% |
| 1900 | 2.75 | +14.9% |
| 1901 | 3.05 | +10.7% |
| 1902 | 2.99 | -2.0% |
| 1903 | 2.9 | -3.0% |
| 1904 | 2.93 | +1.3% |
| 1905 | 3.02 | +2.8% |
| 1906 | 3.54 | +17.3% |
| 1907 | 3.76 | +6.2% |
| 1908 | 4.01 | +6.8% |
| 1909 | 3.43 | -14.6% |
| 1910 | 4.09 | +19.4% |
| 1911 | 4.43 | +8.3% |
| 1912 | 4.72 | +6.6% |
| 1913 | 4.97 | +5.4% |
| 1914 | 5.33 | +7.1% |
| 1915 | 4.67 | -12.4% |
| 1916 | 4.08 | -12.6% |
| 1917 | 4.29 | +5.3% |
| 1918 | 4.61 | +7.3% |
| 1919 | 4.29 | -6.9% |
| 1920 | 4.99 | +16.3% |
| 1921 | 4.42 | -11.3% |
| 1922 | 4.55 | +2.8% |
| 1923 | 4.6 | +1.1% |
| 1924 | 4.95 | +7.7% |
| 1925 | 5.11 | +3.2% |
| 1926 | 5.01 | -2.0% |
| 1927 | 5.19 | +3.7% |
| 1928 | 4.73 | -8.9% |
| 1929 | 4.31 | -8.8% |
| 1930 | 4.09 | -5.1% |
| 1931 | 3.52 | -14.0% |
| 1932 | 3.56 | +1.1% |
| 1933 | 3.79 | +6.6% |
| 1934 | 3.98 | +4.9% |
| 1935 | 4.36 | +9.6% |
| 1936 | 4.7 | +7.9% |
| 1937 | 4.99 | +6.2% |
| 1938 | 4.94 | -1.0% |
| 1939 | 5.51 | +11.6% |
| 1940 | 5.07 | -8.0% |
| 1941 | 5.57 | +9.8% |
| 1942 | 5.87 | +5.3% |
| 1943 | 5.66 | -3.5% |
| 1944 | 5.55 | -2.0% |
| 1945 | 5.21 | -6.1% |
| 1946 | 5.6 | +7.4% |
| 1947 | 5.77 | +3.1% |
| 1948 | 5.96 | +3.3% |
| 1949 | 5.99 | +0.5% |
| 1950 | 6.8 | +13.6% |
| 1951 | 7.25 | +6.6% |
| 1952 | 7.23 | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 7.15 | -1.2% |
| 1954 | 7.55 | +5.6% |
| 1955 | 7.82 | +3.6% |
| 1956 | 8.01 | +2.5% |
| 1957 | 7.83 | -2.2% |
| 1958 | 7.91 | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 8.26 | +4.3% |
| 1960 | 8.51 | +3.0% |
| 1961 | 8.29 | -2.6% |
| 1962 | 8.49 | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 8.8 | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 9.3 | +5.8% |
| 1965 | 10 | +7.5% |
| 1966 | 9.98 | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 10.35 | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 10.7 | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 11.12 | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 11.74 | +5.6% |
| 1971 | 11.63 | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 11.54 | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 12.59 | +9.0% |
| 1974 | 12.11 | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 12.46 | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 12.09 | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 12.81 | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 13.3 | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 13.23 | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 13.88 | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 14.3 | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 14.35 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 13.47 | -6.1% |
| 1984 | 13.92 | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 14.18 | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 13.94 | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 14.37 | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 14.51 | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 15.23 | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 16.24 | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 16.1 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 16.21 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 16.29 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 16.41 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 16.85 | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 17.04 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 17.31 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 17.86 | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 18.18 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 18.29 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 18.47 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 18.5 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 18.71 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 19.06 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 18.97 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 19.01 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 19.04 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 18.92 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 18.68 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 18.29 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 17.97 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 17.72 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 17.12 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 16.64 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 16.73 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 16.84 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 16.72 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 16.51 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 16.28 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 15.48 | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 14.97 | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 14.66 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 14.53 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 14.48 | -0.4% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 14.48 is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.14, 2.4× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Australia's 14.48 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.21, 4.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co emissions per capita in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1832 | +675.8% | 0.0042 | 0.0324 |
| 1806 | +173.0% | 0.001 | 0.0028 |
| 1826 | +121.9% | 0.0086 | 0.0192 |
| 1819 | +83.8% | 0.0059 | 0.0109 |
| 1831 | -75.6% | 0.0172 | 0.0042 |
| 1820 | +71.5% | 0.0109 | 0.0187 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1760s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1770s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.0015 | 0 | 0.005 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.0084 | 0.0049 | 0.012 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.0144 | 0.0086 | 0.0192 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.0439 | 0.0042 | 0.0814 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.1099 | 0.0696 | 0.1388 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.2466 | 0.149 | 0.3984 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.6534 | 0.415 | 0.9181 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.04 | 0.7969 | 1.22 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.69 | 1.1 | 2.11 | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.09 | 1.77 | 2.4 | 10 |
| 1900s | 3.24 | 2.75 | 4.01 | 10 |
| 1910s | 4.55 | 4.08 | 5.33 | 10 |
| 1920s | 4.79 | 4.31 | 5.19 | 10 |
| 1930s | 4.34 | 3.52 | 5.51 | 10 |
| 1940s | 5.62 | 5.07 | 5.99 | 10 |
| 1950s | 7.58 | 6.8 | 8.26 | 10 |
| 1960s | 9.55 | 8.29 | 11.12 | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.35 | 11.54 | 13.3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.22 | 13.47 | 15.23 | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.85 | 16.1 | 18.18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.76 | 18.29 | 19.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.08 | 16.28 | 18.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.82 | 14.48 | 15.48 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 8 New Caledonia 18.06 compare
- 9 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 16.55 compare
- 10 Oman 15.65 compare
- 12 United States 14.2 compare
- 13 Kazakhstan 13.94 compare
- 14 Canada 13.42 compare
More climate change data for Australia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.30 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 118,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 34,162 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 84,416 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 128.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,966 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,507 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 41.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co emissions per capita in Australia?
- Co emissions per capita in Australia was 14.48 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co emissions per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.06 in 2004.
- What is the lowest co emissions per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1750.
- How does Australia rank for co emissions per capita?
- Australia ranks 11th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co emissions per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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