Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use … capita in Australia
Australia: Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use … capita was 0 °C per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in Australia, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in °C per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in Australia is 0 °C per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in Australia peaked at 0 °C per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 °C per person, in 1960.
Australia ranks 18th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use … capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | °C per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 °C per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 °C per person | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 0 °C per person | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 0 °C per person | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 0 °C per person | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 0 °C per person | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 0 °C per person | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 0 °C per person | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 0 °C per person | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 0 °C per person | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 0 °C per person | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 0 °C per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0 °C per person | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0 °C per person | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 0 °C per person | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 0 °C per person | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 0 °C per person | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0 °C per person | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 0 °C per person | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 0 °C per person | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 0 °C per person | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0 °C per person | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0 °C per person | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0 °C per person | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0 °C per person | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0 °C per person | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0 °C per person | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0 °C per person | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0 °C per person | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0 °C per person | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0 °C per person | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 0 °C per person | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0 °C per person | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0 °C per person | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0 °C per person | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0 °C per person | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0 °C per person | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0 °C per person | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0 °C per person | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 0 °C per person | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0 °C per person | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0 °C per person | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0 °C per person | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0 °C per person | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0 °C per person | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0 °C per person | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0 °C per person | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0 °C per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0 °C per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0 °C per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0 °C per person | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0 °C per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0 °C per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0 °C per person | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0 °C per person | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0 °C per person | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0 °C per person | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0 °C per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0 °C per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0 °C per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0 °C per person | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0 °C per person | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0 °C per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0 °C per person | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0 °C per person | -0.5% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0 °C per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 °C per person, 1.7× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0 °C per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 °C per person, 8.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C 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 global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in Australia?
- Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in Australia was 0 °C per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0 °C per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 °C per person in 1960.
- How does Australia rank for global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per?
- Australia ranks 18th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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 Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use Jones et al. (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
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.