Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use … square in Australia
Australia: Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use … square was 0 °C per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in °C per square kilometre.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0 °C per square kilometre for global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in Australia peaked at 0 °C per square kilometre in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 °C per square kilometre, in 1961.
Australia ranks 156th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use … square in Australia, year by year
| Year | °C per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 °C per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.6% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0 °C per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0 °C per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0 °C per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 °C per square kilometre, 26% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 °C per square kilometre | 0 °C per square kilometre | 0 °C per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 °C per square kilometre | 0 °C per square kilometre | 0 °C per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 °C per square kilometre | 0 °C per square kilometre | 0 °C per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 °C per square kilometre | 0 °C per square kilometre | 0 °C per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 °C per square kilometre | 0 °C per square kilometre | 0 °C per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 °C per square kilometre | 0 °C per square kilometre | 0 °C per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 °C per square kilometre | 0 °C per square kilometre | 0 °C per square kilometre | 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 square kilometre 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 square kilometre in 2024.
- 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 square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per?
- Australia ranks 156th 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 20.9%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- 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
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use 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.