Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Australia
Australia: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 0.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Australia, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Australia stood at 0.9%.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Australia peaked at 8.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, -0.9%, in 1991.
That places Australia 24th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.9% | 2.0% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.0% | 1.4% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.2% | 1.7% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8% | -0.5% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.2% | -0.7% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4% | -0.9% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 0.4% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 0.6% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 2.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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 share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Australia?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Australia was 0.9% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.9% in 1991.
- How does Australia rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Australia ranks 24th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.