Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Australia
Australia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita was 1,251 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Australia, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Australia recorded 1,251 tonnes per person for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Australia peaked at 1,274 tonnes per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 865.89 tonnes per person, in 1960.
That places Australia 5th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 865.89 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 877.86 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 878.3 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 887.42 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 899.11 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 914.66 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 922.09 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 955.08 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 966.04 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 966.5 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 963.94 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 948.18 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 942.28 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 940.38 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 926.61 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 930.58 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 935.78 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 949.14 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 959.66 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 970.03 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 978.7 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 987.84 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 990.39 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 1,006 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 1,016 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 1,021 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 1,022 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 1,020 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 1,016 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 1,012 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 1,012 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1,013 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,019 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 1,029 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 1,037 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 1,053 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 1,069 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 1,082 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 1,100 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 1,115 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 1,132 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 1,142 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 1,151 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 1,168 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 1,185 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 1,193 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 1,198 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1,199 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,207 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1,207 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,231 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 1,245 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1,249 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1,252 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,253 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,254 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,255 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,255 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,255 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,255 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,259 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1,274 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 1,274 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,260 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 1,251 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 1,251 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 613.07 tonnes per person, 2.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Australia's 1,251 tonnes per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 260.12 tonnes per person, 4.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 913.3 tonnes per person | 865.89 tonnes per person | 966.5 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 946.66 tonnes per person | 926.61 tonnes per person | 970.03 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,007 tonnes per person | 978.7 tonnes per person | 1,022 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,053 tonnes per person | 1,012 tonnes per person | 1,115 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,178 tonnes per person | 1,132 tonnes per person | 1,207 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,250 tonnes per person | 1,231 tonnes per person | 1,255 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,263 tonnes per person | 1,251 tonnes per person | 1,274 tonnes per person | 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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Australia?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Australia was 1,251 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,274 tonnes per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 865.89 tonnes per person in 1960.
- How does Australia rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- Australia ranks 5th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.