Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Australia
Australia: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita was 1.56 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.56 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 7.5%
World rank
36th
of 194 countries
All-time high
34.16 tonnes per person
in 1967
All-time low
-2.84 tonnes per person
in 1991
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Australia, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Australia stood at 1.56 tonnes per person.
The figure is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 56.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Australia peaked at 34.16 tonnes per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, -2.84 tonnes per person, 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.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 13.92 tonnes per person | — |
| 1851 | 13.29 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1852 | 13.43 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1853 | 14.11 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1854 | 13.43 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1855 | 12.5 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 1856 | 11.92 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1857 | 11.08 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 1858 | 10.92 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1859 | 10.07 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 1860 | 10.64 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1861 | 10.83 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1862 | 10.95 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1863 | 10.81 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1864 | 10.18 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 1865 | 11.13 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 1866 | 10.83 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1867 | 10.69 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1868 | 10.25 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1869 | 10.08 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1870 | 12.46 tonnes per person | +23.6% |
| 1871 | 14.58 tonnes per person | +17.0% |
| 1872 | 14.81 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1873 | 14.94 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1874 | 15.34 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1875 | 14.98 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1876 | 15.88 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1877 | 15.64 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1878 | 15.05 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1879 | 14.98 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1880 | 13.21 tonnes per person | -11.8% |
| 1881 | 12.33 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 1882 | 11.3 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 1883 | 11.08 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1884 | 10.81 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1885 | 10.19 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 1886 | 9.63 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 1887 | 9.64 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1888 | 9.17 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1889 | 8.91 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1890 | 11.81 tonnes per person | +32.6% |
| 1891 | 12.35 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1892 | 13.17 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1893 | 13.57 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1894 | 13.76 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1895 | 13.92 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1896 | 13.69 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1897 | 14.31 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1898 | 13.89 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1899 | 13.85 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1900 | 13.03 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 1901 | 12.9 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1902 | 12.68 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1903 | 12.31 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1904 | 12.31 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1905 | 12.1 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1906 | 11.79 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1907 | 12.08 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1908 | 11.53 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1909 | 11.49 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1910 | 10.39 tonnes per person | -9.6% |
| 1911 | 9.73 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 1912 | 9.84 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1913 | 9.37 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1914 | 8.79 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 1915 | 9.04 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1916 | 8.53 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 1917 | 8.25 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1918 | 8.03 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1919 | 7.81 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1920 | 17.93 tonnes per person | +129.6% |
| 1921 | 21.73 tonnes per person | +21.2% |
| 1922 | 24.28 tonnes per person | +11.8% |
| 1923 | 25.55 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1924 | 26.75 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1925 | 27.41 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1926 | 27.72 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1927 | 28.16 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1928 | 28.26 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1929 | 28.33 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1930 | 19.62 tonnes per person | -30.7% |
| 1931 | 15.57 tonnes per person | -20.6% |
| 1932 | 13.72 tonnes per person | -11.9% |
| 1933 | 12.07 tonnes per person | -12.0% |
| 1934 | 10.73 tonnes per person | -11.1% |
| 1935 | 10.04 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 1936 | 9.03 tonnes per person | -10.0% |
| 1937 | 8.5 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 1938 | 8.09 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 1939 | 7.39 tonnes per person | -8.7% |
| 1940 | 7.42 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1941 | 7.2 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1942 | 7.38 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1943 | 6.89 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 1944 | 6.73 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1945 | 6.88 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1946 | 6.44 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 1947 | 6.24 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1948 | 6.23 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1949 | 5.89 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1950 | 11.4 tonnes per person | +93.6% |
| 1951 | 13.49 tonnes per person | +18.3% |
| 1952 | 14.88 tonnes per person | +10.3% |
| 1953 | 16.38 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 1954 | 17.15 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1955 | 17.9 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1956 | 18.36 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1957 | 19.58 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1958 | 19.5 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 19.47 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1960 | 16.6 tonnes per person | -14.7% |
| 1961 | 20.69 tonnes per person | +24.6% |
| 1962 | 13.19 tonnes per person | -36.2% |
| 1963 | 17.09 tonnes per person | +29.5% |
| 1964 | 19.73 tonnes per person | +15.5% |
| 1965 | 23.09 tonnes per person | +17.0% |
| 1966 | 18.23 tonnes per person | -21.1% |
| 1967 | 34.16 tonnes per person | +87.5% |
| 1968 | 16.91 tonnes per person | -50.5% |
| 1969 | 9.34 tonnes per person | -44.8% |
| 1970 | 4.44 tonnes per person | -52.5% |
| 1971 | 4.57 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1972 | -0.2833 tonnes per person | -106.2% |
| 1973 | -0.3151 tonnes per person | +11.2% |
| 1974 | -2.38 tonnes per person | +653.7% |
| 1975 | 2.85 tonnes per person | -219.9% |
| 1976 | 2.38 tonnes per person | -16.3% |
| 1977 | 11.01 tonnes per person | +362.1% |
| 1978 | 8.18 tonnes per person | -25.7% |
| 1979 | 7.42 tonnes per person | -9.3% |
| 1980 | 6.5 tonnes per person | -12.4% |
| 1981 | 9.96 tonnes per person | +53.2% |
| 1982 | 5.17 tonnes per person | -48.1% |
| 1983 | 15.96 tonnes per person | +209.1% |
| 1984 | 7.72 tonnes per person | -51.6% |
| 1985 | 4.25 tonnes per person | -44.9% |
| 1986 | 1.24 tonnes per person | -70.9% |
| 1987 | -0.9317 tonnes per person | -175.3% |
| 1988 | -1.78 tonnes per person | +91.1% |
| 1989 | -2.34 tonnes per person | +31.7% |
| 1990 | -1.03 tonnes per person | -55.9% |
| 1991 | -2.84 tonnes per person | +174.6% |
| 1992 | 1.55 tonnes per person | -154.4% |
| 1993 | 2.39 tonnes per person | +54.5% |
| 1994 | 1.17 tonnes per person | -51.0% |
| 1995 | 10.83 tonnes per person | +826.6% |
| 1996 | 11.19 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 7.54 tonnes per person | -32.6% |
| 1998 | 10.94 tonnes per person | +45.1% |
| 1999 | 8.03 tonnes per person | -26.6% |
| 2000 | 11.17 tonnes per person | +39.1% |
| 2001 | 5.75 tonnes per person | -48.5% |
| 2002 | 3.54 tonnes per person | -38.3% |
| 2003 | 11.58 tonnes per person | +226.7% |
| 2004 | 9.56 tonnes per person | -17.4% |
| 2005 | 3.72 tonnes per person | -61.1% |
| 2006 | 1.31 tonnes per person | -64.9% |
| 2007 | 3.84 tonnes per person | +194.2% |
| 2008 | 13.05 tonnes per person | +239.4% |
| 2009 | 5.19 tonnes per person | -60.2% |
| 2010 | 24.88 tonnes per person | +379.3% |
| 2011 | 12.48 tonnes per person | -49.8% |
| 2012 | 7.21 tonnes per person | -42.3% |
| 2013 | 7.08 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 3.55 tonnes per person | -49.9% |
| 2015 | 1.59 tonnes per person | -55.2% |
| 2016 | 3.92 tonnes per person | +146.7% |
| 2017 | 3.63 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 2.03 tonnes per person | -44.2% |
| 2019 | 1.54 tonnes per person | -24.2% |
| 2020 | 3.65 tonnes per person | +137.4% |
| 2021 | 2.23 tonnes per person | -38.9% |
| 2022 | 1.68 tonnes per person | -24.6% |
| 2023 | 1.69 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.56 tonnes per person | -7.5% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 1.56 tonnes per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3733 tonnes per person, 4.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 tonnes per person | 10.83 tonnes per person |
| 1974 | -653.7% | -0.3151 tonnes per person | -2.38 tonnes per person |
| 2010 | +379.3% | 5.19 tonnes per person | 24.88 tonnes per person |
| 1977 | +362.1% | 2.38 tonnes per person | 11.01 tonnes per person |
| 2008 | +239.4% | 3.84 tonnes per person | 13.05 tonnes per person |
| 2003 | +226.7% | 3.54 tonnes per person | 11.58 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 12.47 tonnes per person | 10.07 tonnes per person | 14.11 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 10.64 tonnes per person | 10.08 tonnes per person | 11.13 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 14.87 tonnes per person | 12.46 tonnes per person | 15.88 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 10.63 tonnes per person | 8.91 tonnes per person | 13.21 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 13.43 tonnes per person | 11.81 tonnes per person | 14.31 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 12.22 tonnes per person | 11.49 tonnes per person | 13.03 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 8.98 tonnes per person | 7.81 tonnes per person | 10.39 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 25.61 tonnes per person | 17.93 tonnes per person | 28.33 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 11.48 tonnes per person | 7.39 tonnes per person | 19.62 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 6.73 tonnes per person | 5.89 tonnes per person | 7.42 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 16.81 tonnes per person | 11.4 tonnes per person | 19.58 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 18.9 tonnes per person | 9.34 tonnes per person | 34.16 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.79 tonnes per person | -2.38 tonnes per person | 11.01 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.57 tonnes per person | -2.34 tonnes per person | 15.96 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.98 tonnes per person | -2.84 tonnes per person | 11.19 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.87 tonnes per person | 1.31 tonnes per person | 13.05 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.79 tonnes per person | 1.54 tonnes per person | 24.88 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.16 tonnes per person | 1.56 tonnes per person | 3.65 tonnes per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Australia?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Australia was 1.56 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.16 tonnes per person in 1967.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.84 tonnes per person in 1991.
- How does Australia rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Australia ranks 36th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change 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 Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.