Co2 intensity, annual growth rate in Australia
Australia: Co2 intensity, annual growth rate was -4.63 % change on previous year in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
-4.63 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 37.2%
World rank
104th
of 164 countries
All-time high
662.85 % change on previous year
in 1832
All-time low
-76.31 % change on previous year
in 1831
Years of data
202
1821–2022
Co2 intensity, annual growth rate in Australia, 1821–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co2 intensity, annual growth rate in Australia is -4.63 % change on previous year, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 37.2% on the previous year and down 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 intensity, annual growth rate in Australia peaked at 662.85 % change on previous year in 1832 and was at its lowest, -76.31 % change on previous year, in 1831.
Australia ranks 104th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Co2 intensity, annual growth rate in Australia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1821 | -48.94 % change on previous year | — |
| 1822 | 22.25 % change on previous year | -145.5% |
| 1823 | 16.19 % change on previous year | -27.2% |
| 1824 | -6.2 % change on previous year | -138.3% |
| 1825 | -42.22 % change on previous year | +581.3% |
| 1826 | 119.81 % change on previous year | -383.8% |
| 1827 | -9.45 % change on previous year | -107.9% |
| 1828 | -37.11 % change on previous year | +292.9% |
| 1829 | 51.15 % change on previous year | -237.8% |
| 1830 | -22.42 % change on previous year | -143.8% |
| 1831 | -76.31 % change on previous year | +240.3% |
| 1832 | 662.85 % change on previous year | -968.7% |
| 1833 | -8.09 % change on previous year | -101.2% |
| 1834 | 16.92 % change on previous year | -309.1% |
| 1835 | 19.26 % change on previous year | +13.8% |
| 1836 | 1.32 % change on previous year | -93.1% |
| 1837 | 19.28 % change on previous year | +1360.0% |
| 1838 | 4.26 % change on previous year | -77.9% |
| 1839 | 27.51 % change on previous year | +545.7% |
| 1840 | 7.94 % change on previous year | -71.1% |
| 1841 | 26.57 % change on previous year | +234.5% |
| 1842 | 20.95 % change on previous year | -21.1% |
| 1843 | -44.91 % change on previous year | -314.3% |
| 1844 | -23.03 % change on previous year | -48.7% |
| 1845 | -8.39 % change on previous year | -63.6% |
| 1846 | 54.43 % change on previous year | -748.7% |
| 1847 | -11.89 % change on previous year | -121.8% |
| 1848 | -6.14 % change on previous year | -48.4% |
| 1849 | 0.9649 % change on previous year | -115.7% |
| 1850 | 48.23 % change on previous year | +4898.8% |
| 1851 | -23.9 % change on previous year | -149.6% |
| 1852 | -23.86 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1853 | 17.15 % change on previous year | -171.9% |
| 1854 | 23.31 % change on previous year | +35.9% |
| 1855 | 11.73 % change on previous year | -49.7% |
| 1856 | 4.83 % change on previous year | -58.8% |
| 1857 | 15.65 % change on previous year | +224.1% |
| 1858 | 12.9 % change on previous year | -17.6% |
| 1859 | 6.49 % change on previous year | -49.7% |
| 1860 | 22.27 % change on previous year | +243.0% |
| 1861 | -6.53 % change on previous year | -129.3% |
| 1862 | 42.36 % change on previous year | -749.1% |
| 1863 | -11.4 % change on previous year | -126.9% |
| 1864 | 13.21 % change on previous year | -215.9% |
| 1865 | 8.43 % change on previous year | -36.2% |
| 1866 | 23.7 % change on previous year | +181.0% |
| 1867 | -13.47 % change on previous year | -156.8% |
| 1868 | 17.95 % change on previous year | -233.2% |
| 1869 | -5.28 % change on previous year | -129.4% |
| 1870 | -10.76 % change on previous year | +103.9% |
| 1871 | 8.01 % change on previous year | -174.5% |
| 1872 | 2.6 % change on previous year | -67.6% |
| 1873 | 6.69 % change on previous year | +157.3% |
| 1874 | 6.59 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1875 | -9.17 % change on previous year | -239.2% |
| 1876 | 1.05 % change on previous year | -111.5% |
| 1877 | 5.52 % change on previous year | +425.5% |
| 1878 | -1.4 % change on previous year | -125.4% |
| 1879 | -0.7825 % change on previous year | -44.3% |
| 1880 | -10.9 % change on previous year | +1292.7% |
| 1881 | 11.92 % change on previous year | -209.4% |
| 1882 | 25.83 % change on previous year | +116.7% |
| 1883 | 4.72 % change on previous year | -81.7% |
| 1884 | 8.78 % change on previous year | +86.0% |
| 1885 | 0.9113 % change on previous year | -89.6% |
| 1886 | -2.08 % change on previous year | -328.7% |
| 1887 | -6.02 % change on previous year | +188.8% |
| 1888 | 11.05 % change on previous year | -283.5% |
| 1889 | 2.57 % change on previous year | -76.8% |
| 1890 | -9.67 % change on previous year | -476.9% |
| 1891 | 17.31 % change on previous year | -278.9% |
| 1892 | 6.98 % change on previous year | -59.7% |
| 1893 | -5.43 % change on previous year | -177.9% |
| 1894 | 9.22 % change on previous year | -269.7% |
| 1895 | 9.7 % change on previous year | +5.2% |
| 1896 | -1.34 % change on previous year | -113.8% |
| 1897 | 16.79 % change on previous year | -1353.5% |
| 1898 | -6.81 % change on previous year | -140.6% |
| 1899 | 2.12 % change on previous year | -131.2% |
| 1900 | 10.38 % change on previous year | +388.6% |
| 1901 | 15.94 % change on previous year | +53.7% |
| 1902 | -1.4 % change on previous year | -108.8% |
| 1903 | -8.7 % change on previous year | +519.3% |
| 1904 | -3.63 % change on previous year | -58.2% |
| 1905 | 3.21 % change on previous year | -188.3% |
| 1906 | 11.56 % change on previous year | +260.3% |
| 1907 | 3.65 % change on previous year | -68.4% |
| 1908 | 4.87 % change on previous year | +33.2% |
| 1909 | -19.74 % change on previous year | -505.7% |
| 1910 | 13.53 % change on previous year | -168.6% |
| 1911 | 9.44 % change on previous year | -30.2% |
| 1912 | 5 % change on previous year | -47.0% |
| 1913 | 2.74 % change on previous year | -45.2% |
| 1914 | 9.58 % change on previous year | +249.6% |
| 1915 | -8.98 % change on previous year | -193.7% |
| 1916 | -10.2 % change on previous year | +13.7% |
| 1917 | 9.51 % change on previous year | -193.2% |
| 1918 | 12.15 % change on previous year | +27.8% |
| 1919 | -10.21 % change on previous year | -184.0% |
| 1920 | 13.71 % change on previous year | -234.3% |
| 1921 | -13.91 % change on previous year | -201.4% |
| 1922 | -0.4497 % change on previous year | -96.8% |
| 1923 | -1.65 % change on previous year | +266.9% |
| 1924 | 2.99 % change on previous year | -281.2% |
| 1925 | 0.4078 % change on previous year | -86.4% |
| 1926 | -2.5 % change on previous year | -712.0% |
| 1927 | 4.11 % change on previous year | -264.5% |
| 1928 | -7.36 % change on previous year | -279.4% |
| 1929 | -5.33 % change on previous year | -27.6% |
| 1930 | 6.4 % change on previous year | -219.9% |
| 1931 | -6.69 % change on previous year | -204.5% |
| 1932 | -3.26 % change on previous year | -51.2% |
| 1933 | 0.5426 % change on previous year | -116.6% |
| 1934 | 0.4238 % change on previous year | -21.9% |
| 1935 | 4.35 % change on previous year | +926.9% |
| 1936 | 4.14 % change on previous year | -4.9% |
| 1937 | 1.95 % change on previous year | -52.9% |
| 1938 | -3.44 % change on previous year | -276.2% |
| 1939 | 12.41 % change on previous year | -460.9% |
| 1940 | -12.66 % change on previous year | -202.1% |
| 1941 | 0.0997 % change on previous year | -100.8% |
| 1942 | -4.2 % change on previous year | -4313.1% |
| 1943 | -5.33 % change on previous year | +26.9% |
| 1944 | 3.16 % change on previous year | -159.4% |
| 1945 | 0.4861 % change on previous year | -84.6% |
| 1946 | 13.18 % change on previous year | +2611.2% |
| 1947 | 2.26 % change on previous year | -82.9% |
| 1948 | -1.36 % change on previous year | -160.1% |
| 1949 | -4.12 % change on previous year | +203.6% |
| 1950 | 8.26 % change on previous year | -300.5% |
| 1951 | 5.25 % change on previous year | -36.4% |
| 1952 | 1.3 % change on previous year | -75.3% |
| 1953 | -2.1 % change on previous year | -261.5% |
| 1954 | 1.49 % change on previous year | -170.9% |
| 1955 | 0.4528 % change on previous year | -69.5% |
| 1956 | 1.41 % change on previous year | +211.3% |
| 1957 | -1.96 % change on previous year | -239.0% |
| 1958 | -1.48 % change on previous year | -24.5% |
| 1959 | 0.411 % change on previous year | -127.8% |
| 1960 | 1.02 % change on previous year | +148.7% |
| 1961 | -1.17 % change on previous year | -214.8% |
| 1962 | -1.66 % change on previous year | +41.9% |
| 1963 | -0.4955 % change on previous year | -70.2% |
| 1964 | 0.9561 % change on previous year | -293.0% |
| 1965 | 4.39 % change on previous year | +358.7% |
| 1966 | -0.8804 % change on previous year | -120.1% |
| 1967 | -1.03 % change on previous year | +17.2% |
| 1968 | -0.5393 % change on previous year | -47.7% |
| 1969 | -0.1371 % change on previous year | -74.6% |
| 1970 | 1.91 % change on previous year | -1491.6% |
| 1971 | -2.15 % change on previous year | -212.8% |
| 1972 | -1.13 % change on previous year | -47.6% |
| 1973 | 5.07 % change on previous year | -550.3% |
| 1974 | -4.69 % change on previous year | -192.5% |
| 1975 | 1.41 % change on previous year | -130.2% |
| 1976 | -5.71 % change on previous year | -503.3% |
| 1977 | 6.03 % change on previous year | -205.6% |
| 1978 | 2.05 % change on previous year | -65.9% |
| 1979 | -4.37 % change on previous year | -312.7% |
| 1980 | 4.19 % change on previous year | -195.8% |
| 1981 | 0.7278 % change on previous year | -82.6% |
| 1982 | 2.08 % change on previous year | +186.4% |
| 1983 | -4.76 % change on previous year | -328.6% |
| 1984 | -2.01 % change on previous year | -57.9% |
| 1985 | -1.74 % change on previous year | -13.4% |
| 1986 | -2.26 % change on previous year | +30.0% |
| 1987 | -0.2219 % change on previous year | -90.2% |
| 1988 | -1.79 % change on previous year | +708.1% |
| 1989 | 2.19 % change on previous year | -222.3% |
| 1990 | 6.64 % change on previous year | +202.8% |
| 1991 | 1.11 % change on previous year | -83.2% |
| 1992 | -1.9 % change on previous year | -270.6% |
| 1993 | -3.11 % change on previous year | +63.6% |
| 1994 | -3.42 % change on previous year | +10.2% |
| 1995 | -0.116 % change on previous year | -96.6% |
| 1996 | -2.32 % change on previous year | +1898.7% |
| 1997 | -1.87 % change on previous year | -19.4% |
| 1998 | -1.18 % change on previous year | -37.1% |
| 1999 | -1.65 % change on previous year | +40.4% |
| 2000 | -2.3 % change on previous year | +39.1% |
| 2001 | -0.9053 % change on previous year | -60.6% |
| 2002 | -3.17 % change on previous year | +250.1% |
| 2003 | -1.31 % change on previous year | -58.6% |
| 2004 | -1.47 % change on previous year | +12.1% |
| 2005 | -2.83 % change on previous year | +92.5% |
| 2006 | -1.48 % change on previous year | -47.6% |
| 2007 | -3.06 % change on previous year | +106.4% |
| 2008 | -1.53 % change on previous year | -50.1% |
| 2009 | -1.97 % change on previous year | +28.9% |
| 2010 | -3.56 % change on previous year | +80.4% |
| 2011 | -3.22 % change on previous year | -9.4% |
| 2012 | -3.37 % change on previous year | +4.6% |
| 2013 | -3.88 % change on previous year | +15.3% |
| 2014 | -3.78 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 2015 | -0.2437 % change on previous year | -93.6% |
| 2016 | -0.4144 % change on previous year | +70.0% |
| 2017 | -1.43 % change on previous year | +246.1% |
| 2018 | -2.42 % change on previous year | +68.5% |
| 2019 | -1.87 % change on previous year | -22.6% |
| 2020 | -2.14 % change on previous year | +14.1% |
| 2021 | -7.37 % change on previous year | +245.2% |
| 2022 | -4.63 % change on previous year | -37.2% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's -4.63 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is -4.8 % change on previous year, 96% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Australia's -4.63 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -3.72 % change on previous year, 1.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 intensity, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1850 | +4898.8% | 0.9649 % change on previous year | 48.23 % change on previous year |
| 1942 | -4313.1% | 0.0997 % change on previous year | -4.2 % change on previous year |
| 1946 | +2611.2% | 0.4861 % change on previous year | 13.18 % change on previous year |
| 1996 | -1898.7% | -0.116 % change on previous year | -2.32 % change on previous year |
| 1970 | +1491.6% | -0.1371 % change on previous year | 1.91 % change on previous year |
| 1837 | +1360.0% | 1.32 % change on previous year | 19.28 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 7.28 % change on previous year | -48.94 % change on previous year | 119.81 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1830s | 64.46 % change on previous year | -76.31 % change on previous year | 662.85 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1840s | 1.65 % change on previous year | -44.91 % change on previous year | 54.43 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1850s | 9.25 % change on previous year | -23.9 % change on previous year | 48.23 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1860s | 9.12 % change on previous year | -13.47 % change on previous year | 42.36 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.8339 % change on previous year | -10.76 % change on previous year | 8.01 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1880s | 4.68 % change on previous year | -10.9 % change on previous year | 25.83 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1890s | 3.89 % change on previous year | -9.67 % change on previous year | 17.31 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.61 % change on previous year | -19.74 % change on previous year | 15.94 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1910s | 3.26 % change on previous year | -10.21 % change on previous year | 13.53 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1920s | -0.9984 % change on previous year | -13.91 % change on previous year | 13.71 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.68 % change on previous year | -6.69 % change on previous year | 12.41 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | -0.848 % change on previous year | -12.66 % change on previous year | 13.18 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.3 % change on previous year | -2.1 % change on previous year | 8.26 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0442 % change on previous year | -1.66 % change on previous year | 4.39 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.1567 % change on previous year | -5.71 % change on previous year | 6.03 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.3586 % change on previous year | -4.76 % change on previous year | 4.19 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.7806 % change on previous year | -3.42 % change on previous year | 6.64 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -2 % change on previous year | -3.17 % change on previous year | -0.9053 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.42 % change on previous year | -3.88 % change on previous year | -0.2437 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.71 % change on previous year | -7.37 % change on previous year | -2.14 % change on previous year | 3 |
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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 intensity, annual growth rate in Australia?
- Co2 intensity, annual growth rate in Australia was -4.63 % change on previous year in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest co2 intensity, annual growth rate recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 662.85 % change on previous year in 1832.
- What is the lowest co2 intensity, annual growth rate recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -76.31 % change on previous year in 1831.
- How does Australia rank for co2 intensity, annual growth rate?
- Australia ranks 104th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is co2 intensity, annual growth rate rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Co2 intensity, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Co2 intensity. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Co2 intensity Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Co2 intensity. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.