Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in Australia
Australia: Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP was 1.66 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025. ▲ Rising
Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in Australia, 1990–2025
Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Australia is 1.66 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Australia peaked at 1.66 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025 and was at its lowest, 616.53 billion international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1991.
Australia ranks 21st of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 695.09 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 616.53 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 825.84 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 993.36 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 858.18 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.14 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.32 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.16 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.47 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.57 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.47 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.66 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 18 Egypt 2.04 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 19 Nigeria 1.93 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 20 Poland 1.71 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 22 Thailand 1.61 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 23 Vietnam 1.57 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 24 Iran 1.56 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
More climate change data for Australia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.4% (2100)
- Population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Population, total 27.61 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Urban population 24.22 million (2025)
- Urban population 87.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 14.48 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 20.04 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 14.48 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 14.48 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Australia?
- Change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Australia was 1.66 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025, according to Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.66 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025.
- What is the lowest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 616.53 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 1991.
- How does Australia rank for change in co₂ emissions and gdp?
- Australia ranks 21st out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in co₂ emissions and gdp rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total economic output of a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.