Per capita co2 gas in Australia
Australia: Per capita co2 gas was 2.82 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2.82
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
19th
of 146 countries
All-time high
3.24
in 2020
All-time low
0
in 1750
Years of data
219
1750–2024
Per capita co2 gas in Australia, 1750–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita co2 gas in Australia stood at 2.82.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co2 gas in Australia peaked at 3.24 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1750.
Australia ranks 19th of 146 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita co2 gas in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 0 | — |
| 1760 | 0 | — |
| 1770 | 0 | — |
| 1780 | 0 | — |
| 1790 | 0 | — |
| 1800 | 0 | — |
| 1801 | 0 | — |
| 1802 | 0 | — |
| 1803 | 0 | — |
| 1804 | 0 | — |
| 1805 | 0 | — |
| 1806 | 0 | — |
| 1807 | 0 | — |
| 1808 | 0 | — |
| 1809 | 0 | — |
| 1810 | 0 | — |
| 1811 | 0 | — |
| 1812 | 0 | — |
| 1813 | 0 | — |
| 1814 | 0 | — |
| 1815 | 0 | — |
| 1816 | 0 | — |
| 1817 | 0 | — |
| 1818 | 0 | — |
| 1819 | 0 | — |
| 1820 | 0 | — |
| 1821 | 0 | — |
| 1822 | 0 | — |
| 1823 | 0 | — |
| 1824 | 0 | — |
| 1825 | 0 | — |
| 1826 | 0 | — |
| 1827 | 0 | — |
| 1828 | 0 | — |
| 1829 | 0 | — |
| 1830 | 0 | — |
| 1831 | 0 | — |
| 1832 | 0 | — |
| 1833 | 0 | — |
| 1834 | 0 | — |
| 1835 | 0 | — |
| 1836 | 0 | — |
| 1837 | 0 | — |
| 1838 | 0 | — |
| 1839 | 0 | — |
| 1840 | 0 | — |
| 1841 | 0 | — |
| 1842 | 0 | — |
| 1843 | 0 | — |
| 1844 | 0 | — |
| 1845 | 0 | — |
| 1846 | 0 | — |
| 1847 | 0 | — |
| 1848 | 0 | — |
| 1849 | 0 | — |
| 1850 | 0 | — |
| 1851 | 0 | — |
| 1852 | 0 | — |
| 1853 | 0 | — |
| 1854 | 0 | — |
| 1855 | 0 | — |
| 1856 | 0 | — |
| 1857 | 0 | — |
| 1858 | 0 | — |
| 1859 | 0 | — |
| 1860 | 0 | — |
| 1861 | 0 | — |
| 1862 | 0 | — |
| 1863 | 0 | — |
| 1864 | 0 | — |
| 1865 | 0 | — |
| 1866 | 0 | — |
| 1867 | 0 | — |
| 1868 | 0 | — |
| 1869 | 0 | — |
| 1870 | 0 | — |
| 1871 | 0 | — |
| 1872 | 0 | — |
| 1873 | 0 | — |
| 1874 | 0 | — |
| 1875 | 0 | — |
| 1876 | 0 | — |
| 1877 | 0 | — |
| 1878 | 0 | — |
| 1879 | 0 | — |
| 1880 | 0 | — |
| 1881 | 0 | — |
| 1882 | 0 | — |
| 1883 | 0 | — |
| 1884 | 0 | — |
| 1885 | 0 | — |
| 1886 | 0 | — |
| 1887 | 0 | — |
| 1888 | 0 | — |
| 1889 | 0 | — |
| 1890 | 0 | — |
| 1891 | 0 | — |
| 1892 | 0 | — |
| 1893 | 0 | — |
| 1894 | 0 | — |
| 1895 | 0 | — |
| 1896 | 0 | — |
| 1897 | 0 | — |
| 1898 | 0 | — |
| 1899 | 0 | — |
| 1900 | 0 | — |
| 1901 | 0 | — |
| 1902 | 0 | — |
| 1903 | 0 | — |
| 1904 | 0 | — |
| 1905 | 0 | — |
| 1906 | 0 | — |
| 1907 | 0 | — |
| 1908 | 0 | — |
| 1909 | 0 | — |
| 1910 | 0 | — |
| 1911 | 0 | — |
| 1912 | 0 | — |
| 1913 | 0 | — |
| 1914 | 0 | — |
| 1915 | 0 | — |
| 1916 | 0 | — |
| 1917 | 0 | — |
| 1918 | 0 | — |
| 1919 | 0 | — |
| 1920 | 0 | — |
| 1921 | 0 | — |
| 1922 | 0 | — |
| 1923 | 0 | — |
| 1924 | 0 | — |
| 1925 | 0 | — |
| 1926 | 0 | — |
| 1927 | 0 | — |
| 1928 | 0 | — |
| 1929 | 0 | — |
| 1930 | 0 | — |
| 1931 | 0 | — |
| 1932 | 0 | — |
| 1933 | 0 | — |
| 1934 | 0 | — |
| 1935 | 0 | — |
| 1936 | 0 | — |
| 1937 | 0 | — |
| 1938 | 0 | — |
| 1939 | 0 | — |
| 1940 | 0 | — |
| 1941 | 0 | — |
| 1942 | 0 | — |
| 1943 | 0 | — |
| 1944 | 0 | — |
| 1945 | 0 | — |
| 1946 | 0 | — |
| 1947 | 0 | — |
| 1948 | 0 | — |
| 1949 | 0 | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — |
| 1962 | 0.0003 | — |
| 1963 | 0.0007 | +96.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0007 | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0006 | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0006 | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0006 | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0009 | +47.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0397 | +4245.8% |
| 1970 | 0.2187 | +450.7% |
| 1971 | 0.3154 | +44.2% |
| 1972 | 0.4393 | +39.2% |
| 1973 | 0.4797 | +9.2% |
| 1974 | 0.5619 | +17.1% |
| 1975 | 0.6023 | +7.2% |
| 1976 | 0.6592 | +9.4% |
| 1977 | 0.778 | +18.0% |
| 1978 | 0.9607 | +23.5% |
| 1979 | 1.05 | +9.5% |
| 1980 | 1.2 | +14.1% |
| 1981 | 1.36 | +13.5% |
| 1982 | 1.48 | +8.9% |
| 1983 | 1.48 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 1.54 | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 1.9 | +23.7% |
| 1986 | 1.75 | -8.2% |
| 1987 | 1.77 | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 1.79 | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 1.8 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 2.01 | +11.8% |
| 1991 | 1.89 | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 1.94 | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 2.01 | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 2.07 | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 2.2 | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 2.17 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 2.22 | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 2.33 | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 2.41 | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 2.44 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 2.55 | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 2.58 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 2.52 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 2.57 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 2.63 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 2.66 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 2.91 | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 2.89 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 2.9 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 2.9 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 2.96 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 2.96 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 3.01 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 3.01 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 2.99 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 3.05 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 3.05 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 3.12 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 3.15 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 3.24 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 3.09 | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 3.06 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 2.97 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 2.82 | -5.2% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 2.82 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.17, 2.4× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Australia's 2.82 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6266, 4.5× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita co2 gas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +4245.8% | 0.0009 | 0.0397 |
| 1970 | +450.7% | 0.0397 | 0.2187 |
| 1963 | +96.2% | 0.0003 | 0.0007 |
| 1968 | +47.3% | 0.0006 | 0.0009 |
| 1971 | +44.2% | 0.2187 | 0.3154 |
| 1972 | +39.2% | 0.3154 | 0.4393 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1760s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1770s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0049 | 0 | 0.0397 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6067 | 0.2187 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.61 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.13 | 1.89 | 2.41 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.66 | 2.44 | 2.91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.02 | 2.9 | 3.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.04 | 2.82 | 3.24 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 16 Equatorial Guinea 2.97 compare
- 17 Netherlands 2.94 compare
- 18 Uzbekistan 2.85 compare
- 20 Taiwan 2.75 compare
- 21 Malaysia 2.68 compare
- 22 South Korea 2.5 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 gas in Australia?
- Per capita co2 gas in Australia was 2.82 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co2 gas recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.24 in 2020.
- What is the lowest per capita co2 gas recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1750.
- How does Australia rank for per capita co2 gas?
- Australia ranks 19th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co2 gas rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita co2 gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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