Life satisfaction vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Australia
Australia: Life satisfaction vs. CO₂ emissions per capita was 6.92 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Life satisfaction vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Australia, 2011–2025
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Australia recorded 6.92 for life satisfaction vs. co₂ emissions per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life satisfaction vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Australia peaked at 7.35 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 6.92, in 2025.
That places Australia 13th out of 154 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.29 | 7.22 | 7.35 | 8 |
| 2020s | 7.06 | 6.92 | 7.18 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More climate change data for Australia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.4% (2100)
- Population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Population, total 27.61 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Urban population 24.22 million (2025)
- Urban population 87.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 14.48 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 20.04 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 14.48 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 14.48 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life satisfaction vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Australia?
- Life satisfaction vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Australia was 6.92 in 2025, according to Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life satisfaction vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.35 in 2012.
- What is the lowest life satisfaction vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.92 in 2025.
- How does Australia rank for life satisfaction vs. co₂ emissions per capita?
- Australia ranks 13th out of 154 countries with data for 2025.
- Is life satisfaction vs. co₂ emissions per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life satisfaction vs. CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.