Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Australia
Australia: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 14.07 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Australia, 1990–2023
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
The most recent figure for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Australia is 14.07 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Australia peaked at 18.3 tonnes per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 13.93 tonnes per person, in 2022.
Australia ranks 13th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.68 tonnes per person | 14.04 tonnes per person | 15.89 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.07 tonnes per person | 15.27 tonnes per person | 18.3 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.54 tonnes per person | 15.06 tonnes per person | 18.08 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.13 tonnes per person | 13.93 tonnes per person | 14.54 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 10 Oman 16.51 tonnes per person compare
- 11 United States 15.81 tonnes per person compare
- 12 Trinidad and Tobago 14.87 tonnes per person compare
- 14 Bahrain 14.06 tonnes per person compare
- 15 South Korea 13.7 tonnes per person compare
- 16 Switzerland 13.34 tonnes per person compare
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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Australia?
- Per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Australia was 14.07 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3 tonnes per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.93 tonnes per person in 2022.
- How does Australia rank for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Australia ranks 13th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.