Global warming fossil in Australia
Australia: Global warming fossil was 0.0123 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0123
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
19th
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.0123
in 2024
All-time low
0
in 1851
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Global warming fossil in Australia, 1851–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.0123 for global warming fossil in 2024. That is the highest value across all 174 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global warming fossil in Australia peaked at 0.0123 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1851.
Australia ranks 19th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Global warming fossil in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 0 | — |
| 1852 | 0 | +110.0% |
| 1853 | 0 | +58.1% |
| 1854 | 0 | +40.1% |
| 1855 | 0 | +31.1% |
| 1856 | 0 | +25.9% |
| 1857 | 0 | +22.1% |
| 1858 | 0 | +19.2% |
| 1859 | 0 | +17.5% |
| 1860 | 0 | +15.8% |
| 1861 | 0 | +14.3% |
| 1862 | 0 | +12.8% |
| 1863 | 0 | +11.5% |
| 1864 | 0 | +10.6% |
| 1865 | 0 | +10.2% |
| 1866 | 0 | +10.4% |
| 1867 | 0 | +9.8% |
| 1868 | 0 | +9.0% |
| 1869 | 0 | +8.3% |
| 1870 | 0 | +7.6% |
| 1871 | 0 | +7.1% |
| 1872 | 0 | +6.7% |
| 1873 | 0.0001 | +6.7% |
| 1874 | 0.0001 | +6.4% |
| 1875 | 0.0001 | +5.9% |
| 1876 | 0.0001 | +5.6% |
| 1877 | 0.0001 | +5.6% |
| 1878 | 0.0001 | +5.3% |
| 1879 | 0.0001 | +5.4% |
| 1880 | 0.0001 | +5.6% |
| 1881 | 0.0001 | +5.2% |
| 1882 | 0.0001 | +5.5% |
| 1883 | 0.0001 | +5.9% |
| 1884 | 0.0001 | +6.0% |
| 1885 | 0.0001 | +5.9% |
| 1886 | 0.0001 | +5.5% |
| 1887 | 0.0001 | +5.3% |
| 1888 | 0.0001 | +5.7% |
| 1889 | 0.0001 | +5.6% |
| 1890 | 0.0001 | +5.1% |
| 1891 | 0.0001 | +5.5% |
| 1892 | 0.0001 | +5.2% |
| 1893 | 0.0002 | +4.6% |
| 1894 | 0.0002 | +4.7% |
| 1895 | 0.0002 | +4.7% |
| 1896 | 0.0002 | +4.5% |
| 1897 | 0.0002 | +4.6% |
| 1898 | 0.0002 | +4.8% |
| 1899 | 0.0002 | +4.5% |
| 1900 | 0.0002 | +5.6% |
| 1901 | 0.0002 | +5.9% |
| 1902 | 0.0002 | +5.5% |
| 1903 | 0.0003 | +5.0% |
| 1904 | 0.0003 | +4.9% |
| 1905 | 0.0003 | +4.7% |
| 1906 | 0.0003 | +5.3% |
| 1907 | 0.0003 | +5.4% |
| 1908 | 0.0003 | +5.4% |
| 1909 | 0.0003 | +4.5% |
| 1910 | 0.0004 | +5.2% |
| 1911 | 0.0004 | +5.4% |
| 1912 | 0.0004 | +5.5% |
| 1913 | 0.0004 | +5.7% |
| 1914 | 0.0004 | +5.8% |
| 1915 | 0.0005 | +4.9% |
| 1916 | 0.0005 | +4.2% |
| 1917 | 0.0005 | +4.2% |
| 1918 | 0.0005 | +4.4% |
| 1919 | 0.0005 | +4.0% |
| 1920 | 0.0006 | +4.2% |
| 1921 | 0.0006 | +3.5% |
| 1922 | 0.0006 | +3.6% |
| 1923 | 0.0006 | +3.6% |
| 1924 | 0.0007 | +3.8% |
| 1925 | 0.0007 | +3.8% |
| 1926 | 0.0007 | +3.5% |
| 1927 | 0.0007 | +3.5% |
| 1928 | 0.0007 | +3.0% |
| 1929 | 0.0008 | +2.7% |
| 1930 | 0.0008 | +2.3% |
| 1931 | 0.0008 | +1.8% |
| 1932 | 0.0008 | +1.7% |
| 1933 | 0.0008 | +1.8% |
| 1934 | 0.0008 | +1.7% |
| 1935 | 0.0009 | +2.2% |
| 1936 | 0.0009 | +2.5% |
| 1937 | 0.0009 | +2.6% |
| 1938 | 0.0009 | +2.4% |
| 1939 | 0.001 | +2.8% |
| 1940 | 0.001 | +2.2% |
| 1941 | 0.001 | +2.8% |
| 1942 | 0.001 | +3.0% |
| 1943 | 0.0011 | +2.8% |
| 1944 | 0.0011 | +2.6% |
| 1945 | 0.0011 | +2.4% |
| 1946 | 0.0011 | +2.6% |
| 1947 | 0.0012 | +2.8% |
| 1948 | 0.0012 | +2.9% |
| 1949 | 0.0012 | +3.0% |
| 1950 | 0.0013 | +3.7% |
| 1951 | 0.0013 | +4.0% |
| 1952 | 0.0014 | +3.9% |
| 1953 | 0.0014 | +3.8% |
| 1954 | 0.0015 | +4.0% |
| 1955 | 0.0016 | +3.9% |
| 1956 | 0.0016 | +3.9% |
| 1957 | 0.0017 | +3.8% |
| 1958 | 0.0018 | +3.8% |
| 1959 | 0.0018 | +3.9% |
| 1960 | 0.0019 | +4.0% |
| 1961 | 0.002 | +3.8% |
| 1962 | 0.002 | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0021 | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0022 | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0023 | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0024 | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0025 | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0026 | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0027 | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0028 | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0029 | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.003 | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0032 | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0033 | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0034 | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0035 | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0036 | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0037 | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0039 | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.004 | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0041 | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0043 | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0044 | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0045 | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0047 | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0048 | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.005 | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0051 | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0053 | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0054 | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0056 | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0058 | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0059 | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0061 | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0063 | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0065 | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0066 | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0068 | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.007 | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0072 | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0074 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0076 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0078 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.008 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0082 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0084 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0087 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0089 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0091 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0093 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0095 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0097 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.01 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0102 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0104 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0106 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0109 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0111 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0113 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0115 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0117 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0119 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0121 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0123 | +1.5% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0123 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0012, 10.7× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0123 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0002, 54.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global warming fossil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1852 | +110.0% | 0 | 0 |
| 1853 | +58.1% | 0 | 0 |
| 1854 | +40.1% | 0 | 0 |
| 1855 | +31.1% | 0 | 0 |
| 1856 | +25.9% | 0 | 0 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0001 | 0 | 0.0001 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0002 | 0.0001 | 0.0002 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0003 | 0.0002 | 0.0003 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0004 | 0.0004 | 0.0005 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0007 | 0.0006 | 0.0008 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0009 | 0.0008 | 0.001 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0011 | 0.001 | 0.0012 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0015 | 0.0013 | 0.0018 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0023 | 0.0019 | 0.0027 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0033 | 0.0028 | 0.0039 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0046 | 0.004 | 0.0053 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0062 | 0.0054 | 0.007 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0081 | 0.0072 | 0.0091 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0103 | 0.0093 | 0.0113 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0119 | 0.0115 | 0.0123 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 16 South Africa 0.0135 compare
- 17 Italy 0.0132 compare
- 18 Saudi Arabia 0.0129 compare
- 20 Nigeria 0.0105 compare
- 21 South Korea 0.0103 compare
- 22 Turkey 0.0085 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 global warming fossil in Australia?
- Global warming fossil in Australia was 0.0123 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global warming fossil recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0123 in 2024.
- What is the lowest global warming fossil recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1851.
- How does Australia rank for global warming fossil?
- Australia ranks 19th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global warming fossil rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Global warming fossil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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CSV · JSON — 174 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).