Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Australia
Australia: Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement was 0.1023 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Australia, 1928–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Australia is 0.1023 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Australia peaked at 0.2022 tonnes per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0191 tonnes per person, in 1932.
Australia ranks 84th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 97 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0593 tonnes per person | 0.0571 tonnes per person | 0.0616 tonnes per person | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.0379 tonnes per person | 0.0191 tonnes per person | 0.0551 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0476 tonnes per person | 0.027 tonnes per person | 0.0661 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1012 tonnes per person | 0.0725 tonnes per person | 0.1286 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1524 tonnes per person | 0.1343 tonnes per person | 0.1735 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1795 tonnes per person | 0.1711 tonnes per person | 0.1917 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1819 tonnes per person | 0.1542 tonnes per person | 0.2003 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1823 tonnes per person | 0.1666 tonnes per person | 0.2022 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1824 tonnes per person | 0.1758 tonnes per person | 0.1895 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1352 tonnes per person | 0.1171 tonnes per person | 0.1603 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1069 tonnes per person | 0.1023 tonnes per person | 0.1117 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 81 Norway 0.1065 tonnes per person compare
- 82 Indonesia 0.1059 tonnes per person compare
- 83 Uruguay 0.1058 tonnes per person compare
- 85 North Korea 0.1016 tonnes per person compare
- 86 Uzbekistan 0.0936 tonnes per person compare
- 87 New Caledonia 0.09 tonnes per person compare
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 per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Australia?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Australia was 0.1023 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2022 tonnes per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0191 tonnes per person in 1932.
- How does Australia rank for per capita co₂ emissions from cement?
- Australia ranks 84th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from cement rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes per person.