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
IPPU — Emissions per capita in Australia and New Zealand, 1990–2023
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More climate change data for Australia and New Zealand
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 164,901 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 46,145 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 118,756 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 174.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,241 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,168 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,657 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,510 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 43.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 53.94 kt (2050)
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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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.