Electricity — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Electricity — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre was 0.0002 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electricity — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Australia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Australia is 0.0002 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 0.0003 kt per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 kt per square kilometre, in 2002.
Australia ranks 91st of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -39.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +57.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0002 kt per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0025 kt per square kilometre, 8% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0002 kt per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.001 kt per square kilometre, 18% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +57.2% | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 88 Namibia 0.0002 kt per square kilometre compare
- 89 Belize 0.0002 kt per square kilometre compare
- 90 Benin 0.0002 kt per square kilometre compare
- 92 Tajikistan 0.0002 kt per square kilometre compare
- 93 Guinea-Bissau 0.0002 kt per square kilometre compare
- 94 Georgia 0.0002 kt per square kilometre compare
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 electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Australia?
- Electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Australia was 0.0002 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 kt per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 kt per square kilometre in 2002.
- How does Australia rank for electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 91st out of 125 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Electricity — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Electricity — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Electricity — Emissions (CO2) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Electricity — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Electricity — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.