Co2 emissions and gdp long term in Australia
Australia: Co2 emissions and gdp long term was 52,049 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
52,049
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
12th
of 166 countries
All-time high
52,049
in 2022
All-time low
826
in 1820
Years of data
203
1820–2022
Co2 emissions and gdp long term in Australia, 1820–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Australia recorded 52,049 for co2 emissions and gdp long term in 2022. That is the highest value across all 203 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 emissions and gdp long term in Australia peaked at 52,049 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 826, in 1820.
Australia ranks 12th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Co2 emissions and gdp long term in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 826 | — |
| 1821 | 834 | +1.0% |
| 1822 | 858 | +2.9% |
| 1823 | 886 | +3.3% |
| 1824 | 936 | +5.6% |
| 1825 | 982 | +4.9% |
| 1826 | 999 | +1.7% |
| 1827 | 1,030 | +3.1% |
| 1828 | 1,057 | +2.6% |
| 1829 | 1,114 | +5.4% |
| 1830 | 1,352 | +21.4% |
| 1831 | 1,398 | +3.4% |
| 1832 | 1,428 | +2.1% |
| 1833 | 1,435 | +0.5% |
| 1834 | 1,508 | +5.1% |
| 1835 | 1,825 | +21.0% |
| 1836 | 1,793 | -1.8% |
| 1837 | 1,881 | +4.9% |
| 1838 | 1,857 | -1.3% |
| 1839 | 1,733 | -6.7% |
| 1840 | 2,190 | +26.4% |
| 1841 | 1,868 | -14.7% |
| 1842 | 1,704 | -8.8% |
| 1843 | 1,975 | +15.9% |
| 1844 | 2,246 | +13.7% |
| 1845 | 2,310 | +2.8% |
| 1846 | 2,554 | +10.6% |
| 1847 | 2,954 | +15.7% |
| 1848 | 3,381 | +14.5% |
| 1849 | 3,339 | -1.2% |
| 1850 | 3,148 | -5.7% |
| 1851 | 3,736 | +18.7% |
| 1852 | 4,382 | +17.3% |
| 1853 | 4,798 | +9.5% |
| 1854 | 4,202 | -12.4% |
| 1855 | 3,988 | -5.1% |
| 1856 | 4,866 | +22.0% |
| 1857 | 4,294 | -11.8% |
| 1858 | 3,661 | -14.7% |
| 1859 | 4,728 | +29.1% |
| 1860 | 4,613 | -2.4% |
| 1861 | 4,544 | -1.5% |
| 1862 | 4,368 | -3.9% |
| 1863 | 4,352 | -0.4% |
| 1864 | 4,616 | +6.1% |
| 1865 | 4,403 | -4.6% |
| 1866 | 4,532 | +2.9% |
| 1867 | 4,956 | +9.4% |
| 1868 | 5,031 | +1.5% |
| 1869 | 4,932 | -2.0% |
| 1870 | 5,217 | +5.8% |
| 1871 | 5,259 | +0.8% |
| 1872 | 5,663 | +7.7% |
| 1873 | 6,095 | +7.6% |
| 1874 | 6,113 | +0.3% |
| 1875 | 6,596 | +7.9% |
| 1876 | 6,387 | -3.2% |
| 1877 | 6,433 | +0.7% |
| 1878 | 6,817 | +6.0% |
| 1879 | 6,703 | -1.7% |
| 1880 | 6,830 | +1.9% |
| 1881 | 7,101 | +4.0% |
| 1882 | 6,476 | -8.8% |
| 1883 | 7,133 | +10.1% |
| 1884 | 6,861 | -3.8% |
| 1885 | 7,049 | +2.7% |
| 1886 | 6,900 | -2.1% |
| 1887 | 7,383 | +7.0% |
| 1888 | 7,179 | -2.8% |
| 1889 | 7,567 | +5.4% |
| 1890 | 7,106 | -6.1% |
| 1891 | 7,438 | +4.7% |
| 1892 | 6,368 | -14.4% |
| 1893 | 5,910 | -7.2% |
| 1894 | 6,003 | +1.6% |
| 1895 | 5,558 | -7.4% |
| 1896 | 5,874 | +5.7% |
| 1897 | 5,451 | -7.2% |
| 1898 | 6,202 | +13.8% |
| 1899 | 6,121 | -1.3% |
| 1900 | 6,397 | +4.5% |
| 1901 | 6,119 | -4.3% |
| 1902 | 6,094 | -0.4% |
| 1903 | 6,497 | +6.6% |
| 1904 | 6,846 | +5.4% |
| 1905 | 6,825 | -0.3% |
| 1906 | 7,184 | +5.3% |
| 1907 | 7,358 | +2.4% |
| 1908 | 7,481 | +1.7% |
| 1909 | 7,940 | +6.1% |
| 1910 | 8,305 | +4.6% |
| 1911 | 8,136 | -2.0% |
| 1912 | 8,126 | -0.1% |
| 1913 | 8,220 | +1.2% |
| 1914 | 8,013 | -2.5% |
| 1915 | 7,806 | -2.6% |
| 1916 | 7,775 | -0.4% |
| 1917 | 7,637 | -1.8% |
| 1918 | 7,336 | -3.9% |
| 1919 | 7,517 | +2.5% |
| 1920 | 7,597 | +1.1% |
| 1921 | 7,828 | +3.0% |
| 1922 | 8,072 | +3.1% |
| 1923 | 8,276 | +2.5% |
| 1924 | 8,635 | +4.3% |
| 1925 | 8,851 | +2.5% |
| 1926 | 8,883 | +0.4% |
| 1927 | 8,837 | -0.5% |
| 1928 | 8,690 | -1.7% |
| 1929 | 8,389 | -3.5% |
| 1930 | 7,504 | -10.5% |
| 1931 | 6,940 | -7.5% |
| 1932 | 7,275 | +4.8% |
| 1933 | 7,718 | +6.1% |
| 1934 | 8,066 | +4.5% |
| 1935 | 8,477 | +5.1% |
| 1936 | 8,792 | +3.7% |
| 1937 | 9,159 | +4.2% |
| 1938 | 9,382 | +2.4% |
| 1939 | 9,318 | -0.7% |
| 1940 | 9,828 | +5.5% |
| 1941 | 10,820 | +10.1% |
| 1942 | 11,963 | +10.6% |
| 1943 | 12,278 | +2.6% |
| 1944 | 11,735 | -4.4% |
| 1945 | 11,026 | -6.0% |
| 1946 | 10,512 | -4.7% |
| 1947 | 10,622 | +1.0% |
| 1948 | 11,105 | +4.5% |
| 1949 | 11,536 | +3.9% |
| 1950 | 11,815 | +2.4% |
| 1951 | 11,966 | +1.3% |
| 1952 | 11,824 | -1.2% |
| 1953 | 11,963 | +1.2% |
| 1954 | 12,419 | +3.8% |
| 1955 | 12,795 | +3.0% |
| 1956 | 12,924 | +1.0% |
| 1957 | 12,895 | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 13,238 | +2.7% |
| 1959 | 13,753 | +3.9% |
| 1960 | 14,013 | +1.9% |
| 1961 | 13,793 | -1.6% |
| 1962 | 14,389 | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 14,983 | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 15,699 | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 16,182 | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 16,324 | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 17,108 | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 17,770 | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 18,428 | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 19,166 | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 19,590 | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 19,772 | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 20,527 | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 20,698 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 20,993 | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 21,613 | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 21,592 | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 21,948 | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 22,826 | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 22,972 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 23,368 | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 22,972 | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 22,697 | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 24,009 | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 24,927 | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 25,116 | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 25,971 | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 26,702 | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 27,407 | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 27,373 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 26,861 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 27,560 | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 28,622 | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 29,844 | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 30,690 | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 31,740 | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 32,858 | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 34,337 | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 35,551 | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 36,603 | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 37,276 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 38,567 | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 39,524 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 40,888 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 41,904 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 42,651 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 44,034 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 44,422 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 44,686 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 45,400 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 46,132 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 47,045 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 47,261 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 47,754 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 48,146 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 48,675 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 49,002 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 49,614 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 49,815 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 48,269 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 50,705 | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 52,049 | +2.7% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 52,049 is above the median for high income countries, which is 38,250, 1.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Australia's 52,049 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16,421, 3.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 emissions and gdp long term 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1859 | +29.1% | 3,661 | 4,728 |
| 1840 | +26.4% | 1,733 | 2,190 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 952.2 | 826 | 1,114 | 10 |
| 1830s | 1,621 | 1,352 | 1,881 | 10 |
| 1840s | 2,452 | 1,704 | 3,381 | 10 |
| 1850s | 4,180 | 3,148 | 4,866 | 10 |
| 1860s | 4,635 | 4,352 | 5,031 | 10 |
| 1870s | 6,128 | 5,217 | 6,817 | 10 |
| 1880s | 7,048 | 6,476 | 7,567 | 10 |
| 1890s | 6,203 | 5,451 | 7,438 | 10 |
| 1900s | 6,874 | 6,094 | 7,940 | 10 |
| 1910s | 7,887 | 7,336 | 8,305 | 10 |
| 1920s | 8,406 | 7,597 | 8,883 | 10 |
| 1930s | 8,263 | 6,940 | 9,382 | 10 |
| 1940s | 11,142 | 9,828 | 12,278 | 10 |
| 1950s | 12,559 | 11,815 | 13,753 | 10 |
| 1960s | 15,869 | 13,793 | 18,428 | 10 |
| 1970s | 20,872 | 19,166 | 22,826 | 10 |
| 1980s | 24,614 | 22,697 | 27,407 | 10 |
| 1990s | 30,544 | 26,861 | 35,551 | 10 |
| 2000s | 41,055 | 36,603 | 44,686 | 10 |
| 2010s | 47,884 | 45,400 | 49,815 | 10 |
| 2020s | 50,341 | 48,269 | 52,049 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 9 Luxembourg 55,485 compare
- 10 Saudi Arabia 53,517 compare
- 11 Taiwan 53,143 compare
- 13 Denmark 50,690 compare
- 14 Netherlands 49,670 compare
- 15 Hong Kong 48,289 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 co2 emissions and gdp long term in Australia?
- Co2 emissions and gdp long term in Australia was 52,049 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 emissions and gdp long term recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 52,049 in 2022.
- What is the lowest co2 emissions and gdp long term recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 826 in 1820.
- How does Australia rank for co2 emissions and gdp long term?
- Australia ranks 12th out of 166 countries with data for 2022.
- Is co2 emissions and gdp long term rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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 Co2 emissions and gdp long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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