Per capita co2 cement in Australia
Australia: Per capita co2 cement was 0.1023 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.1023
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
84th
of 209 countries
All-time high
0.2022
in 1990
All-time low
0.0191
in 1932
Years of data
97
1928–2024
Per capita co2 cement in Australia, 1928–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita co2 cement in Australia is 0.1023, 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 cement in Australia peaked at 0.2022 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0191, 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.
Per capita co2 cement in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 0.0616 | — |
| 1929 | 0.0571 | -7.3% |
| 1930 | 0.0551 | -3.5% |
| 1931 | 0.0306 | -44.5% |
| 1932 | 0.0191 | -37.7% |
| 1933 | 0.0245 | +28.3% |
| 1934 | 0.0314 | +28.5% |
| 1935 | 0.0415 | +32.2% |
| 1936 | 0.0482 | +16.1% |
| 1937 | 0.0537 | +11.4% |
| 1938 | 0.0261 | -51.4% |
| 1939 | 0.0491 | +87.9% |
| 1940 | 0.0501 | +2.0% |
| 1941 | 0.0484 | -3.3% |
| 1942 | 0.0391 | -19.3% |
| 1943 | 0.027 | -31.0% |
| 1944 | 0.0295 | +9.4% |
| 1945 | 0.0464 | +57.5% |
| 1946 | 0.0476 | +2.5% |
| 1947 | 0.0571 | +20.1% |
| 1948 | 0.0645 | +12.9% |
| 1949 | 0.0661 | +2.5% |
| 1950 | 0.0773 | +17.0% |
| 1951 | 0.0725 | -6.2% |
| 1952 | 0.0779 | +7.4% |
| 1953 | 0.0895 | +14.8% |
| 1954 | 0.105 | +17.4% |
| 1955 | 0.107 | +1.9% |
| 1956 | 0.1122 | +4.9% |
| 1957 | 0.1191 | +6.2% |
| 1958 | 0.1233 | +3.5% |
| 1959 | 0.1286 | +4.3% |
| 1960 | 0.1343 | +4.4% |
| 1961 | 0.1346 | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.1354 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1412 | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 0.161 | +14.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1654 | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1568 | -5.2% |
| 1967 | 0.16 | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1613 | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1735 | +7.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1768 | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.178 | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1831 | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1917 | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1872 | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.178 | -4.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1775 | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1742 | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1711 | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1776 | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1801 | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1976 | +9.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1858 | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1542 | -17.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1718 | +11.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1826 | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 0.181 | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1763 | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.189 | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2003 | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2022 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1834 | -9.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1666 | -9.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1695 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1947 | +14.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1856 | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1772 | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1721 | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1858 | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1861 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1893 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1828 | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.178 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1808 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1773 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1805 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1888 | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1895 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1808 | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1758 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1603 | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1555 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.154 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1418 | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 0.133 | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1285 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1205 | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1221 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1171 | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1193 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1095 | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1117 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1076 | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1033 | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1023 | -1.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.1023 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1079, 95% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.1023 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0284, 3.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita co2 cement in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | +87.9% | 0.0261 | 0.0491 |
| 1945 | +57.5% | 0.0295 | 0.0464 |
| 1938 | -51.4% | 0.0537 | 0.0261 |
| 1931 | -44.5% | 0.0551 | 0.0306 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0593 | 0.0571 | 0.0616 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.0379 | 0.0191 | 0.0551 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0476 | 0.027 | 0.0661 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1012 | 0.0725 | 0.1286 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1524 | 0.1343 | 0.1735 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1795 | 0.1711 | 0.1917 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1819 | 0.1542 | 0.2003 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1823 | 0.1666 | 0.2022 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1824 | 0.1758 | 0.1895 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1352 | 0.1171 | 0.1603 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1069 | 0.1023 | 0.1117 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 81 Norway 0.1065 compare
- 82 Indonesia 0.1059 compare
- 83 Uruguay 0.1058 compare
- 85 North Korea 0.1016 compare
- 86 Uzbekistan 0.0936 compare
- 87 New Caledonia 0.09 compare
More climate change data for Australia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.30 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co2 cement in Australia?
- Per capita co2 cement in Australia was 0.1023 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co2 cement recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2022 in 1990.
- What is the lowest per capita co2 cement recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0191 in 1932.
- How does Australia rank for per capita co2 cement?
- Australia ranks 84th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co2 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita co2 cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 97 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).