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
Australia recorded 0.294 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar for greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 14.3% on the previous year and down 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Australia peaked at 1.18 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 17th 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 | 1.18 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | — |
| 1996 | 1.14 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 1.12 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 1.09 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 1.03 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 1.01 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.964 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.912 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.857 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.831 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.791 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.747 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.705 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.684 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.627 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.609 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.582 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.559 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.504 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.472 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.469 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.448 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.418 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.38 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 0.343 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 0.294 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.11 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 1.03 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 1.18 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.8126 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.627 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 1.01 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5061 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.418 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.609 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.339 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.294 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.38 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 3 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 14 Morocco 0.306 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 15 Brazil 0.302 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 16 India 0.297 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 18 New Zealand 0.292 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 19 Malaysia 0.28 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 20 Jordan 0.271 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 1.18 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 17th 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 47.4%. 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 — Production-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