IPPU — Emissions per capita in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand: IPPU — Emissions per capita was 0.98 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.98 t CO2eq/cap
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
28th
of 191 countries
All-time high
1.04 t CO2eq/cap
in 2015
All-time low
0.8 t CO2eq/cap
in 1997
Years of data
34
1990–2023

IPPU — Emissions per capita in Australia and New Zealand, 1990–2023

00.250.50.7511990200620231990: 0.85 t CO2eq/cap1991: 0.84 t CO2eq/cap1992: 0.81 t CO2eq/cap1993: 0.86 t CO2eq/cap1994: 0.87 t CO2eq/cap1995: 0.84 t CO2eq/cap1996: 0.81 t CO2eq/cap1997: 0.8 t CO2eq/cap1998: 0.84 t CO2eq/cap1999: 0.86 t CO2eq/cap2000: 0.88 t CO2eq/cap2001: 0.87 t CO2eq/cap2002: 0.9 t CO2eq/cap2003: 0.89 t CO2eq/cap2004: 0.9 t CO2eq/cap2005: 0.86 t CO2eq/cap2006: 0.93 t CO2eq/cap2007: 1 t CO2eq/cap2008: 0.98 t CO2eq/cap2009: 0.98 t CO2eq/cap2010: 0.99 t CO2eq/cap2011: 1 t CO2eq/cap2012: 1 t CO2eq/cap2013: 1 t CO2eq/cap2014: 1 t CO2eq/cap2015: 1 t CO2eq/cap2016: 1 t CO2eq/cap2017: 1 t CO2eq/cap2018: 0.98 t CO2eq/cap2019: 1 t CO2eq/cap2020: 1 t CO2eq/cap2021: 1 t CO2eq/cap2022: 0.99 t CO2eq/cap2023: 0.98 t CO2eq/cap

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.

Analysis

Australia and New Zealand recorded 0.98 t CO2eq/cap for ippu — emissions per capita in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ippu — emissions per capita in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 1.04 t CO2eq/cap in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8 t CO2eq/cap, in 1997.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 28th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

IPPU — Emissions per capita in Australia and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for IPPU — Emissions per capita in Australia and New Zealand, 1990 to 2023.
Year t CO2eq/cap Change
1990 0.85 t CO2eq/cap
1991 0.84 t CO2eq/cap -1.2%
1992 0.81 t CO2eq/cap -3.6%
1993 0.86 t CO2eq/cap +6.2%
1994 0.87 t CO2eq/cap +1.2%
1995 0.84 t CO2eq/cap -3.4%
1996 0.81 t CO2eq/cap -3.6%
1997 0.8 t CO2eq/cap -1.2%
1998 0.84 t CO2eq/cap +5.0%
1999 0.86 t CO2eq/cap +2.4%
2000 0.88 t CO2eq/cap +2.3%
2001 0.87 t CO2eq/cap -1.1%
2002 0.9 t CO2eq/cap +3.4%
2003 0.89 t CO2eq/cap -1.1%
2004 0.9 t CO2eq/cap +1.1%
2005 0.86 t CO2eq/cap -4.4%
2006 0.93 t CO2eq/cap +8.1%
2007 1 t CO2eq/cap +7.5%
2008 0.98 t CO2eq/cap -2.0%
2009 0.98 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2010 0.99 t CO2eq/cap +1.0%
2011 1.01 t CO2eq/cap +2.0%
2012 1 t CO2eq/cap -1.0%
2013 1 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2014 1.03 t CO2eq/cap +3.0%
2015 1.04 t CO2eq/cap +1.0%
2016 1.03 t CO2eq/cap -1.0%
2017 1.01 t CO2eq/cap -1.9%
2018 0.98 t CO2eq/cap -3.0%
2019 1 t CO2eq/cap +2.0%
2020 1 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2021 1 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2022 0.99 t CO2eq/cap -1.0%
2023 0.98 t CO2eq/cap -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.838 t CO2eq/cap 0.8 t CO2eq/cap 0.87 t CO2eq/cap 10
2000s 0.919 t CO2eq/cap 0.86 t CO2eq/cap 1 t CO2eq/cap 10
2010s 1.01 t CO2eq/cap 0.98 t CO2eq/cap 1.04 t CO2eq/cap 10
2020s 0.9925 t CO2eq/cap 0.98 t CO2eq/cap 1 t CO2eq/cap 4

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

  1. 26 Cyprus 1.01 t CO2eq/cap compare
  2. 27 Israel 1 t CO2eq/cap compare
  3. 29 Libya 0.97 t CO2eq/cap compare
  4. 29 Thailand 0.97 t CO2eq/cap compare
  5. 31 Bhutan 0.87 t CO2eq/cap compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is ippu — emissions per capita in Australia and New Zealand?
Ippu — emissions per capita in Australia and New Zealand was 0.98 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ippu — emissions per capita recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 1.04 t CO2eq/cap in 2015.
What is the lowest ippu — emissions per capita recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8 t CO2eq/cap in 1997.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for ippu — emissions per capita?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 28th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is ippu — emissions per capita rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of IPPU — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
IPPU — Emissions per capita
Unit
t CO2eq/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,008 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.