Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Australia
Australia: Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population was 1.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Australia, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Australia stood at 1.0%.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Australia peaked at 1.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2022.
Australia ranks 18th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.1% | — |
| 1991 | 1.1% | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 1.1% | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 1.1% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 1.1% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +0.4% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 1.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2%, 4.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Australia's 1.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6%, 1.6× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 4 |
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 share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Australia?
- Share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Australia was 1.0% in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2022.
- How does Australia rank for share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Australia ranks 18th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.