Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Australia
Australia: Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring was 3.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Australia, 1983–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Australia recorded 3.9% for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in 2024.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 63.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Australia peaked at 4.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1984.
Australia ranks 7th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.2% | — |
| 1984 | 0.1% | -28.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2% | +31.7% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | -16.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2% | +19.2% |
| 1989 | 0.4% | +89.0% |
| 1990 | 2.8% | +688.4% |
| 1991 | 2.5% | -9.2% |
| 1992 | 3.0% | +18.5% |
| 1993 | 3.0% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 2.2% | -28.4% |
| 1995 | 2.1% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 1.9% | -10.9% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 2.0% | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | -15.9% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | +17.3% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | +18.3% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | +16.0% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | +12.4% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 3.9% | -1.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 3.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 338.7× the median. (74 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +688.4% | 0.4% | 2.8% |
| 1989 | +89.0% | 0.2% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 7 |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 1.9% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.2% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.8% | 4.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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 share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Australia?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Australia was 3.9% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1984.
- How does Australia rank for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Australia ranks 7th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from flaring in the same year.