Co2 intensity in Australia
Australia: Co2 intensity was 0.2857 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
0.2857
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
45th
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.6463
in 1920
All-time low
0.0031
in 1831
Years of data
203
1820–2022
Co2 intensity in Australia, 1820–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, co2 intensity in Australia stood at 0.2857.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 intensity in Australia peaked at 0.6463 in 1920 and was at its lowest, 0.0031, in 1831.
Australia ranks 45th 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 in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 0.0223 | — |
| 1821 | 0.0114 | -48.9% |
| 1822 | 0.0139 | +22.3% |
| 1823 | 0.0162 | +16.2% |
| 1824 | 0.0152 | -6.2% |
| 1825 | 0.0088 | -42.2% |
| 1826 | 0.0193 | +119.8% |
| 1827 | 0.0175 | -9.4% |
| 1828 | 0.011 | -37.1% |
| 1829 | 0.0166 | +51.1% |
| 1830 | 0.0129 | -22.4% |
| 1831 | 0.0031 | -76.3% |
| 1832 | 0.0233 | +662.8% |
| 1833 | 0.0214 | -8.1% |
| 1834 | 0.025 | +16.9% |
| 1835 | 0.0298 | +19.3% |
| 1836 | 0.0302 | +1.3% |
| 1837 | 0.0361 | +19.3% |
| 1838 | 0.0376 | +4.3% |
| 1839 | 0.0479 | +27.5% |
| 1840 | 0.0518 | +7.9% |
| 1841 | 0.0655 | +26.6% |
| 1842 | 0.0792 | +21.0% |
| 1843 | 0.0437 | -44.9% |
| 1844 | 0.0336 | -23.0% |
| 1845 | 0.0308 | -8.4% |
| 1846 | 0.0475 | +54.4% |
| 1847 | 0.0419 | -11.9% |
| 1848 | 0.0393 | -6.1% |
| 1849 | 0.0397 | +1.0% |
| 1850 | 0.0588 | +48.2% |
| 1851 | 0.0448 | -23.9% |
| 1852 | 0.0341 | -23.9% |
| 1853 | 0.0399 | +17.1% |
| 1854 | 0.0492 | +23.3% |
| 1855 | 0.055 | +11.7% |
| 1856 | 0.0577 | +4.8% |
| 1857 | 0.0667 | +15.7% |
| 1858 | 0.0753 | +12.9% |
| 1859 | 0.0802 | +6.5% |
| 1860 | 0.0981 | +22.3% |
| 1861 | 0.0917 | -6.5% |
| 1862 | 0.1305 | +42.4% |
| 1863 | 0.1156 | -11.4% |
| 1864 | 0.1309 | +13.2% |
| 1865 | 0.1419 | +8.4% |
| 1866 | 0.1755 | +23.7% |
| 1867 | 0.1519 | -13.5% |
| 1868 | 0.1792 | +17.9% |
| 1869 | 0.1697 | -5.3% |
| 1870 | 0.1514 | -10.8% |
| 1871 | 0.1636 | +8.0% |
| 1872 | 0.1678 | +2.6% |
| 1873 | 0.1791 | +6.7% |
| 1874 | 0.1908 | +6.6% |
| 1875 | 0.1733 | -9.2% |
| 1876 | 0.1752 | +1.0% |
| 1877 | 0.1848 | +5.5% |
| 1878 | 0.1822 | -1.4% |
| 1879 | 0.1808 | -0.8% |
| 1880 | 0.1611 | -10.9% |
| 1881 | 0.1803 | +11.9% |
| 1882 | 0.2269 | +25.8% |
| 1883 | 0.2376 | +4.7% |
| 1884 | 0.2584 | +8.8% |
| 1885 | 0.2608 | +0.9% |
| 1886 | 0.2553 | -2.1% |
| 1887 | 0.24 | -6.0% |
| 1888 | 0.2665 | +11.0% |
| 1889 | 0.2733 | +2.6% |
| 1890 | 0.2469 | -9.7% |
| 1891 | 0.2896 | +17.3% |
| 1892 | 0.3098 | +7.0% |
| 1893 | 0.293 | -5.4% |
| 1894 | 0.32 | +9.2% |
| 1895 | 0.351 | +9.7% |
| 1896 | 0.3463 | -1.3% |
| 1897 | 0.4045 | +16.8% |
| 1898 | 0.3769 | -6.8% |
| 1899 | 0.3849 | +2.1% |
| 1900 | 0.4249 | +10.4% |
| 1901 | 0.4926 | +15.9% |
| 1902 | 0.4857 | -1.4% |
| 1903 | 0.4434 | -8.7% |
| 1904 | 0.4273 | -3.6% |
| 1905 | 0.441 | +3.2% |
| 1906 | 0.492 | +11.6% |
| 1907 | 0.51 | +3.7% |
| 1908 | 0.5348 | +4.9% |
| 1909 | 0.4292 | -19.7% |
| 1910 | 0.4873 | +13.5% |
| 1911 | 0.5333 | +9.4% |
| 1912 | 0.56 | +5.0% |
| 1913 | 0.5754 | +2.7% |
| 1914 | 0.6305 | +9.6% |
| 1915 | 0.5739 | -9.0% |
| 1916 | 0.5153 | -10.2% |
| 1917 | 0.5644 | +9.5% |
| 1918 | 0.6329 | +12.2% |
| 1919 | 0.5683 | -10.2% |
| 1920 | 0.6463 | +13.7% |
| 1921 | 0.5564 | -13.9% |
| 1922 | 0.5539 | -0.4% |
| 1923 | 0.5448 | -1.6% |
| 1924 | 0.561 | +3.0% |
| 1925 | 0.5633 | +0.4% |
| 1926 | 0.5493 | -2.5% |
| 1927 | 0.5718 | +4.1% |
| 1928 | 0.5297 | -7.4% |
| 1929 | 0.5015 | -5.3% |
| 1930 | 0.5335 | +6.4% |
| 1931 | 0.4979 | -6.7% |
| 1932 | 0.4816 | -3.3% |
| 1933 | 0.4842 | +0.5% |
| 1934 | 0.4863 | +0.4% |
| 1935 | 0.5074 | +4.4% |
| 1936 | 0.5284 | +4.1% |
| 1937 | 0.5387 | +2.0% |
| 1938 | 0.5202 | -3.4% |
| 1939 | 0.5848 | +12.4% |
| 1940 | 0.5107 | -12.7% |
| 1941 | 0.5112 | +0.1% |
| 1942 | 0.4898 | -4.2% |
| 1943 | 0.4637 | -5.3% |
| 1944 | 0.4783 | +3.2% |
| 1945 | 0.4807 | +0.5% |
| 1946 | 0.544 | +13.2% |
| 1947 | 0.5563 | +2.3% |
| 1948 | 0.5487 | -1.4% |
| 1949 | 0.5261 | -4.1% |
| 1950 | 0.5696 | +8.3% |
| 1951 | 0.5995 | +5.3% |
| 1952 | 0.6073 | +1.3% |
| 1953 | 0.5946 | -2.1% |
| 1954 | 0.6034 | +1.5% |
| 1955 | 0.6061 | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 0.6147 | +1.4% |
| 1957 | 0.6026 | -2.0% |
| 1958 | 0.5937 | -1.5% |
| 1959 | 0.5961 | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 0.6022 | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 0.5952 | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 0.5853 | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.5824 | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.5879 | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.6137 | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 0.6083 | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.602 | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.5988 | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.598 | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.6094 | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.5963 | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.5895 | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.6195 | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 0.5904 | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 0.5988 | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5646 | -5.7% |
| 1977 | 0.5986 | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 0.6109 | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5842 | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 0.6087 | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 0.6131 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.6259 | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5961 | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 0.5841 | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.574 | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.561 | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.5598 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5497 | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.5618 | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.5991 | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 0.6058 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5943 | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.5758 | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5561 | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.5554 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5426 | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5324 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5262 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.5175 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.5056 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.501 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4851 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4788 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4717 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4584 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4516 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4377 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4311 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4226 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4075 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3944 | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3811 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3663 | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3525 | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3516 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3502 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3451 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3368 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3305 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3234 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2996 | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2857 | -4.6% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.2857 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1825, 1.6× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.2857 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2839, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 intensity 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 | +662.8% | 0.0031 | 0.0233 |
| 1826 | +119.8% | 0.0088 | 0.0193 |
| 1831 | -76.3% | 0.0129 | 0.0031 |
| 1846 | +54.4% | 0.0308 | 0.0475 |
| 1829 | +51.1% | 0.011 | 0.0166 |
| 1821 | -48.9% | 0.0223 | 0.0114 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.0152 | 0.0088 | 0.0223 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.0267 | 0.0031 | 0.0479 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.0473 | 0.0308 | 0.0792 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.0562 | 0.0341 | 0.0802 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1385 | 0.0917 | 0.1792 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1749 | 0.1514 | 0.1908 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.236 | 0.1611 | 0.2733 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3323 | 0.2469 | 0.4045 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.4681 | 0.4249 | 0.5348 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.5641 | 0.4873 | 0.6329 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.5578 | 0.5015 | 0.6463 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.5163 | 0.4816 | 0.5848 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.511 | 0.4637 | 0.5563 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5988 | 0.5696 | 0.6147 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5974 | 0.5824 | 0.6137 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5962 | 0.5646 | 0.6195 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5834 | 0.5497 | 0.6259 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5605 | 0.5175 | 0.6058 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4644 | 0.4226 | 0.5056 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3616 | 0.3305 | 0.4075 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3029 | 0.2857 | 0.3234 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 42 Saint Lucia 0.2962 compare
- 43 Mozambique 0.2956 compare
- 44 Qatar 0.2871 compare
- 46 South Korea 0.2839 compare
- 47 Czechia 0.2771 compare
- 48 Cuba 0.2764 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 intensity in Australia?
- Co2 intensity in Australia was 0.2857 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 intensity recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6463 in 1920.
- What is the lowest co2 intensity recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0031 in 1831.
- How does Australia rank for co2 intensity?
- Australia ranks 45th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is co2 intensity rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. 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 Co2 intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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