How does Australia rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?

Australia ranks 10th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.

Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Australia?

Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Australia

Name: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Australia
Creator: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Australia: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 16.04 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

16.04 tonnes per person

Change on year

down 1.1%

World rank

10th

of 194 countries

All-time high

44.52 tonnes per person

in 1967

All-time low

9.74 tonnes per person

in 1974

Years of data

175

1850–2024

Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Australia, 1850–2024

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

In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Australia stood at 16.04 tonnes per person.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Australia peaked at 44.52 tonnes per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 9.74 tonnes per person, in 1974.

Australia ranks 10th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1850s	12.71 tonnes per person	10.47 tonnes per person	14.31 tonnes per person	10
1860s	11.29 tonnes per person	10.79 tonnes per person	11.77 tonnes per person	10
1870s	15.9 tonnes per person	13.26 tonnes per person	16.95 tonnes per person	10
1880s	12.32 tonnes per person	11.01 tonnes per person	14.31 tonnes per person	10
1890s	15.52 tonnes per person	13.6 tonnes per person	16.57 tonnes per person	10
1900s	15.46 tonnes per person	14.91 tonnes per person	15.94 tonnes per person	10
1910s	13.53 tonnes per person	12.1 tonnes per person	14.56 tonnes per person	10
1920s	30.4 tonnes per person	22.92 tonnes per person	33.35 tonnes per person	10
1930s	15.82 tonnes per person	12.9 tonnes per person	23.71 tonnes per person	10
1940s	12.35 tonnes per person	11.88 tonnes per person	13.25 tonnes per person	10
1950s	24.39 tonnes per person	18.21 tonnes per person	27.73 tonnes per person	10
1960s	28.46 tonnes per person	20.45 tonnes per person	44.52 tonnes per person	10
1970s	16.14 tonnes per person	9.74 tonnes per person	23.82 tonnes per person	10
1980s	18.79 tonnes per person	12.73 tonnes per person	29.44 tonnes per person	10
1990s	21.82 tonnes per person	13.26 tonnes per person	28.8 tonnes per person	10
2000s	25.63 tonnes per person	20.31 tonnes per person	31.96 tonnes per person	10
2010s	23.87 tonnes per person	17.82 tonnes per person	43.17 tonnes per person	10
2020s	16.98 tonnes per person	16.04 tonnes per person	19.13 tonnes per person	5

Countries ranked near Australia

7 United Arab Emirates 20.13 tonnes per person compare
8 Belize 17.2 tonnes per person compare
9 Canada 16.24 tonnes per person compare
11 Oman 15.7 tonnes per person compare
12 Russia 14.96 tonnes per person compare
13 United States 14.52 tonnes per person compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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)

All data for Australia →

Frequently asked questions

What is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Australia?: Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Australia was 16.04 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 including land-use change recorded in Australia?: The highest recorded value was 44.52 tonnes per person in 1967.
What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Australia?: The lowest recorded value was 9.74 tonnes per person in 1974.
How does Australia rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?: Australia ranks 10th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Australia?: Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Unit: tonnes per person
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 20,897 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.