Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in Australia
Australia: Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators was 0.294 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022. ▼ Falling
Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in Australia, 1995–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar.
Analysis
The most recent figure for greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Australia is 0.294 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.8% on the previous year and down 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Australia peaked at 1.08 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.294 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar, in 2022.
Australia ranks 13th of 66 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in Australia, year by year
| Year | Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.08 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | — |
| 1996 | 1.03 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 1.01 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.987 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.933 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 0.902 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.856 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.839 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.833 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.839 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.822 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.768 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.747 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.719 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.647 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 0.659 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.636 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.609 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.546 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 0.522 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.504 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.478 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.466 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.445 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.403 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 0.372 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 0.341 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 0.294 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.01 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.933 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 1.08 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.7972 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.647 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.902 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5268 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.403 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.659 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3357 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.294 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.372 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 3 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 10 Morocco 0.333 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 11 New Zealand 0.299 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 12 United Arab Emirates 0.296 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 14 Saudi Arabia 0.286 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 15 India 0.284 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 16 Belarus 0.28 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
More climate change data for Australia
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 53.82 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Australia?
- Greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Australia was 0.294 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 1995.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.294 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022.
- How does Australia rank for greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators?
- Australia ranks 13th out of 66 countries with data for 2022.
- Is greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators — Demand-based emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Greenhouse Gas emissions Footprints Indicators are calculated by combining the OECD Inter-Country Input-Output (ICIO) Tables and other Greenhouse Gas Emissions databases, such as Air Emissions Accounts. Production-based emissions are estimated according to the residence principle. They refer to the GHG emitted from the resident economic activities and households of a country. Demand-based emissions encompass GHG emissions from the resident households of a country, as well as direct and indirect upstream emissions from its final expenditure of final goods and services. • Methodology: Measuring Greenhouse Gas Footprints in Global Production Networks • Note: Additional information on GHG FP indicators 2025 edition • Contact: icio-tiva.contact@oecd.org. Related datasets •GHG 2025 edition Access to other editions • GHGFP editions