Co2 land use per capita in Australia
Australia: Co2 land use per capita was 1.56 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.56
Change on year
down 7.5%
World rank
36th
of 194 countries
All-time high
34.16
in 1967
All-time low
-2.84
in 1991
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Co2 land use per capita in Australia, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, co2 land use per capita in Australia stood at 1.56.
The figure is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 56.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 land use per capita in Australia peaked at 34.16 in 1967 and was at its lowest, -2.84, in 1991.
That places Australia 36th out of 194 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.
Co2 land use per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 13.92 | — |
| 1851 | 13.29 | -4.5% |
| 1852 | 13.43 | +1.0% |
| 1853 | 14.11 | +5.1% |
| 1854 | 13.43 | -4.8% |
| 1855 | 12.5 | -7.0% |
| 1856 | 11.92 | -4.6% |
| 1857 | 11.08 | -7.0% |
| 1858 | 10.92 | -1.5% |
| 1859 | 10.07 | -7.7% |
| 1860 | 10.64 | +5.6% |
| 1861 | 10.83 | +1.8% |
| 1862 | 10.95 | +1.1% |
| 1863 | 10.81 | -1.3% |
| 1864 | 10.18 | -5.8% |
| 1865 | 11.13 | +9.3% |
| 1866 | 10.83 | -2.7% |
| 1867 | 10.69 | -1.3% |
| 1868 | 10.25 | -4.1% |
| 1869 | 10.08 | -1.7% |
| 1870 | 12.46 | +23.6% |
| 1871 | 14.58 | +17.0% |
| 1872 | 14.81 | +1.6% |
| 1873 | 14.94 | +0.8% |
| 1874 | 15.34 | +2.7% |
| 1875 | 14.98 | -2.3% |
| 1876 | 15.88 | +6.0% |
| 1877 | 15.64 | -1.5% |
| 1878 | 15.05 | -3.7% |
| 1879 | 14.98 | -0.5% |
| 1880 | 13.21 | -11.8% |
| 1881 | 12.33 | -6.7% |
| 1882 | 11.3 | -8.3% |
| 1883 | 11.08 | -1.9% |
| 1884 | 10.81 | -2.5% |
| 1885 | 10.19 | -5.7% |
| 1886 | 9.63 | -5.6% |
| 1887 | 9.64 | +0.1% |
| 1888 | 9.17 | -4.8% |
| 1889 | 8.91 | -2.9% |
| 1890 | 11.81 | +32.6% |
| 1891 | 12.35 | +4.5% |
| 1892 | 13.17 | +6.7% |
| 1893 | 13.57 | +3.0% |
| 1894 | 13.76 | +1.4% |
| 1895 | 13.92 | +1.2% |
| 1896 | 13.69 | -1.7% |
| 1897 | 14.31 | +4.6% |
| 1898 | 13.89 | -3.0% |
| 1899 | 13.85 | -0.2% |
| 1900 | 13.03 | -5.9% |
| 1901 | 12.9 | -1.0% |
| 1902 | 12.68 | -1.7% |
| 1903 | 12.31 | -2.9% |
| 1904 | 12.31 | -0.0% |
| 1905 | 12.1 | -1.7% |
| 1906 | 11.79 | -2.5% |
| 1907 | 12.08 | +2.4% |
| 1908 | 11.53 | -4.5% |
| 1909 | 11.49 | -0.4% |
| 1910 | 10.39 | -9.6% |
| 1911 | 9.73 | -6.3% |
| 1912 | 9.84 | +1.1% |
| 1913 | 9.37 | -4.8% |
| 1914 | 8.79 | -6.2% |
| 1915 | 9.04 | +2.9% |
| 1916 | 8.53 | -5.7% |
| 1917 | 8.25 | -3.3% |
| 1918 | 8.03 | -2.6% |
| 1919 | 7.81 | -2.8% |
| 1920 | 17.93 | +129.6% |
| 1921 | 21.73 | +21.2% |
| 1922 | 24.28 | +11.8% |
| 1923 | 25.55 | +5.2% |
| 1924 | 26.75 | +4.7% |
| 1925 | 27.41 | +2.5% |
| 1926 | 27.72 | +1.1% |
| 1927 | 28.16 | +1.6% |
| 1928 | 28.26 | +0.4% |
| 1929 | 28.33 | +0.2% |
| 1930 | 19.62 | -30.7% |
| 1931 | 15.57 | -20.6% |
| 1932 | 13.72 | -11.9% |
| 1933 | 12.07 | -12.0% |
| 1934 | 10.73 | -11.1% |
| 1935 | 10.04 | -6.5% |
| 1936 | 9.03 | -10.0% |
| 1937 | 8.5 | -5.9% |
| 1938 | 8.09 | -4.9% |
| 1939 | 7.39 | -8.7% |
| 1940 | 7.42 | +0.5% |
| 1941 | 7.2 | -3.0% |
| 1942 | 7.38 | +2.6% |
| 1943 | 6.89 | -6.6% |
| 1944 | 6.73 | -2.4% |
| 1945 | 6.88 | +2.2% |
| 1946 | 6.44 | -6.4% |
| 1947 | 6.24 | -3.1% |
| 1948 | 6.23 | -0.2% |
| 1949 | 5.89 | -5.5% |
| 1950 | 11.4 | +93.6% |
| 1951 | 13.49 | +18.3% |
| 1952 | 14.88 | +10.3% |
| 1953 | 16.38 | +10.1% |
| 1954 | 17.15 | +4.7% |
| 1955 | 17.9 | +4.4% |
| 1956 | 18.36 | +2.6% |
| 1957 | 19.58 | +6.6% |
| 1958 | 19.5 | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 19.47 | -0.2% |
| 1960 | 16.6 | -14.7% |
| 1961 | 20.69 | +24.6% |
| 1962 | 13.19 | -36.2% |
| 1963 | 17.09 | +29.5% |
| 1964 | 19.73 | +15.5% |
| 1965 | 23.09 | +17.0% |
| 1966 | 18.23 | -21.1% |
| 1967 | 34.16 | +87.5% |
| 1968 | 16.91 | -50.5% |
| 1969 | 9.34 | -44.8% |
| 1970 | 4.44 | -52.5% |
| 1971 | 4.57 | +3.1% |
| 1972 | -0.2833 | -106.2% |
| 1973 | -0.3151 | +11.2% |
| 1974 | -2.38 | +653.7% |
| 1975 | 2.85 | -219.9% |
| 1976 | 2.38 | -16.3% |
| 1977 | 11.01 | +362.1% |
| 1978 | 8.18 | -25.7% |
| 1979 | 7.42 | -9.3% |
| 1980 | 6.5 | -12.4% |
| 1981 | 9.96 | +53.2% |
| 1982 | 5.17 | -48.1% |
| 1983 | 15.96 | +209.1% |
| 1984 | 7.72 | -51.6% |
| 1985 | 4.25 | -44.9% |
| 1986 | 1.24 | -70.9% |
| 1987 | -0.9317 | -175.3% |
| 1988 | -1.78 | +91.1% |
| 1989 | -2.34 | +31.7% |
| 1990 | -1.03 | -55.9% |
| 1991 | -2.84 | +174.6% |
| 1992 | 1.55 | -154.4% |
| 1993 | 2.39 | +54.5% |
| 1994 | 1.17 | -51.0% |
| 1995 | 10.83 | +826.6% |
| 1996 | 11.19 | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 7.54 | -32.6% |
| 1998 | 10.94 | +45.1% |
| 1999 | 8.03 | -26.6% |
| 2000 | 11.17 | +39.1% |
| 2001 | 5.75 | -48.5% |
| 2002 | 3.54 | -38.3% |
| 2003 | 11.58 | +226.7% |
| 2004 | 9.56 | -17.4% |
| 2005 | 3.72 | -61.1% |
| 2006 | 1.31 | -64.9% |
| 2007 | 3.84 | +194.2% |
| 2008 | 13.05 | +239.4% |
| 2009 | 5.19 | -60.2% |
| 2010 | 24.88 | +379.3% |
| 2011 | 12.48 | -49.8% |
| 2012 | 7.21 | -42.3% |
| 2013 | 7.08 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 3.55 | -49.9% |
| 2015 | 1.59 | -55.2% |
| 2016 | 3.92 | +146.7% |
| 2017 | 3.63 | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 2.03 | -44.2% |
| 2019 | 1.54 | -24.2% |
| 2020 | 3.65 | +137.4% |
| 2021 | 2.23 | -38.9% |
| 2022 | 1.68 | -24.6% |
| 2023 | 1.69 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.56 | -7.5% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 1.56 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3733, 4.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 land use per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +826.6% | 1.17 | 10.83 |
| 1974 | -653.7% | -0.3151 | -2.38 |
| 2010 | +379.3% | 5.19 | 24.88 |
| 1977 | +362.1% | 2.38 | 11.01 |
| 2008 | +239.4% | 3.84 | 13.05 |
| 2003 | +226.7% | 3.54 | 11.58 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 12.47 | 10.07 | 14.11 | 10 |
| 1860s | 10.64 | 10.08 | 11.13 | 10 |
| 1870s | 14.87 | 12.46 | 15.88 | 10 |
| 1880s | 10.63 | 8.91 | 13.21 | 10 |
| 1890s | 13.43 | 11.81 | 14.31 | 10 |
| 1900s | 12.22 | 11.49 | 13.03 | 10 |
| 1910s | 8.98 | 7.81 | 10.39 | 10 |
| 1920s | 25.61 | 17.93 | 28.33 | 10 |
| 1930s | 11.48 | 7.39 | 19.62 | 10 |
| 1940s | 6.73 | 5.89 | 7.42 | 10 |
| 1950s | 16.81 | 11.4 | 19.58 | 10 |
| 1960s | 18.9 | 9.34 | 34.16 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.79 | -2.38 | 11.01 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.57 | -2.34 | 15.96 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.98 | -2.84 | 11.19 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.87 | 1.31 | 13.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.79 | 1.54 | 24.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.16 | 1.56 | 3.65 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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 land use per capita in Australia?
- Co2 land use per capita in Australia was 1.56 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 land use per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.16 in 1967.
- What is the lowest co2 land use per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.84 in 1991.
- How does Australia rank for co2 land use per capita?
- Australia ranks 36th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co2 land use per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.0%. 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 land use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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