Share global co2 including land in Australia
Australia: Share global co2 including land was 0.992 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.992
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
17th
of 194 countries
All-time high
2.84
in 1967
All-time low
0.2954
in 1851
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share global co2 including land in Australia, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share global co2 including land in Australia is 0.992, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global co2 including land in Australia peaked at 2.84 in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.2954, in 1851.
Australia ranks 17th 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.
Share global co2 including land in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.3015 | — |
| 1851 | 0.2954 | -2.0% |
| 1852 | 0.3093 | +4.7% |
| 1853 | 0.3494 | +12.9% |
| 1854 | 0.3518 | +0.7% |
| 1855 | 0.3487 | -0.9% |
| 1856 | 0.3583 | +2.8% |
| 1857 | 0.3558 | -0.7% |
| 1858 | 0.3757 | +5.6% |
| 1859 | 0.3686 | -1.9% |
| 1860 | 0.4431 | +20.2% |
| 1861 | 0.4875 | +10.0% |
| 1862 | 0.53 | +8.7% |
| 1863 | 0.537 | +1.3% |
| 1864 | 0.5181 | -3.5% |
| 1865 | 0.5916 | +14.2% |
| 1866 | 0.5972 | +1.0% |
| 1867 | 0.6077 | +1.8% |
| 1868 | 0.6097 | +0.3% |
| 1869 | 0.6089 | -0.1% |
| 1870 | 0.6768 | +11.1% |
| 1871 | 0.7771 | +14.8% |
| 1872 | 0.7642 | -1.7% |
| 1873 | 0.7748 | +1.4% |
| 1874 | 0.8028 | +3.6% |
| 1875 | 0.7867 | -2.0% |
| 1876 | 0.8341 | +6.0% |
| 1877 | 0.8233 | -1.3% |
| 1878 | 0.8033 | -2.4% |
| 1879 | 0.7977 | -0.7% |
| 1880 | 0.7031 | -11.9% |
| 1881 | 0.687 | -2.3% |
| 1882 | 0.6471 | -5.8% |
| 1883 | 0.6537 | +1.0% |
| 1884 | 0.6646 | +1.7% |
| 1885 | 0.6563 | -1.2% |
| 1886 | 0.6415 | -2.3% |
| 1887 | 0.6502 | +1.4% |
| 1888 | 0.6399 | -1.6% |
| 1889 | 0.6489 | +1.4% |
| 1890 | 0.765 | +17.9% |
| 1891 | 0.8159 | +6.7% |
| 1892 | 0.8727 | +7.0% |
| 1893 | 0.8943 | +2.5% |
| 1894 | 0.9118 | +2.0% |
| 1895 | 0.9286 | +1.8% |
| 1896 | 0.9268 | -0.2% |
| 1897 | 0.9681 | +4.5% |
| 1898 | 0.952 | -1.7% |
| 1899 | 0.9377 | -1.5% |
| 1900 | 0.9076 | -3.2% |
| 1901 | 0.9056 | -0.2% |
| 1902 | 0.8915 | -1.6% |
| 1903 | 0.8506 | -4.6% |
| 1904 | 0.8494 | -0.1% |
| 1905 | 0.8337 | -1.8% |
| 1906 | 0.8383 | +0.6% |
| 1907 | 0.8391 | +0.1% |
| 1908 | 0.8438 | +0.6% |
| 1909 | 0.8025 | -4.9% |
| 1910 | 0.7986 | -0.5% |
| 1911 | 0.7941 | -0.6% |
| 1912 | 0.8259 | +4.0% |
| 1913 | 0.8072 | -2.3% |
| 1914 | 0.8439 | +4.5% |
| 1915 | 0.8494 | +0.7% |
| 1916 | 0.7729 | -9.0% |
| 1917 | 0.7773 | +0.6% |
| 1918 | 0.809 | +4.1% |
| 1919 | 0.8425 | +4.1% |
| 1920 | 1.45 | +72.3% |
| 1921 | 1.74 | +19.5% |
| 1922 | 1.9 | +9.4% |
| 1923 | 1.9 | -0.0% |
| 1924 | 2.04 | +7.6% |
| 1925 | 2.1 | +2.7% |
| 1926 | 2.16 | +3.1% |
| 1927 | 2.16 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 2.17 | +0.4% |
| 1929 | 2.11 | -3.0% |
| 1930 | 1.6 | -24.1% |
| 1931 | 1.35 | -15.5% |
| 1932 | 1.28 | -5.4% |
| 1933 | 1.17 | -8.7% |
| 1934 | 1.05 | -10.0% |
| 1935 | 1.02 | -2.6% |
| 1936 | 0.9345 | -8.7% |
| 1937 | 0.9012 | -3.6% |
| 1938 | 0.8978 | -0.4% |
| 1939 | 0.8792 | -2.1% |
| 1940 | 0.8191 | -6.8% |
| 1941 | 0.8277 | +1.1% |
| 1942 | 0.8716 | +5.3% |
| 1943 | 0.833 | -4.4% |
| 1944 | 0.8263 | -0.8% |
| 1945 | 0.8951 | +8.3% |
| 1946 | 0.8809 | -1.6% |
| 1947 | 0.8518 | -3.3% |
| 1948 | 0.8605 | +1.0% |
| 1949 | 0.8756 | +1.8% |
| 1950 | 1.18 | +35.1% |
| 1951 | 1.29 | +8.7% |
| 1952 | 1.39 | +8.2% |
| 1953 | 1.48 | +6.2% |
| 1954 | 1.52 | +3.0% |
| 1955 | 1.53 | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 1.55 | +1.4% |
| 1957 | 1.6 | +3.2% |
| 1958 | 1.62 | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 1.59 | -2.1% |
| 1960 | 1.52 | -4.5% |
| 1961 | 1.79 | +17.5% |
| 1962 | 1.37 | -23.0% |
| 1963 | 1.64 | +19.3% |
| 1964 | 1.85 | +12.7% |
| 1965 | 2.12 | +14.9% |
| 1966 | 1.84 | -13.4% |
| 1967 | 2.84 | +54.6% |
| 1968 | 1.73 | -39.3% |
| 1969 | 1.21 | -29.8% |
| 1970 | 0.9438 | -22.2% |
| 1971 | 0.973 | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.6611 | -32.1% |
| 1973 | 0.711 | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 0.5731 | -19.4% |
| 1975 | 0.9202 | +60.6% |
| 1976 | 0.8498 | -7.7% |
| 1977 | 1.35 | +59.4% |
| 1978 | 1.21 | -11.0% |
| 1979 | 1.18 | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 1.18 | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 1.47 | +24.3% |
| 1982 | 1.22 | -16.7% |
| 1983 | 1.83 | +50.1% |
| 1984 | 1.31 | -28.8% |
| 1985 | 1.08 | -17.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8909 | -17.8% |
| 1987 | 0.7948 | -10.8% |
| 1988 | 0.7522 | -5.4% |
| 1989 | 0.771 | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.9116 | +18.2% |
| 1991 | 0.7958 | -12.7% |
| 1992 | 1.09 | +37.4% |
| 1993 | 1.16 | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 1.06 | -8.7% |
| 1995 | 1.68 | +58.4% |
| 1996 | 1.68 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.42 | -15.5% |
| 1998 | 1.73 | +22.1% |
| 1999 | 1.58 | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 1.78 | +12.8% |
| 2001 | 1.51 | -15.4% |
| 2002 | 1.33 | -11.3% |
| 2003 | 1.72 | +28.6% |
| 2004 | 1.64 | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 1.3 | -20.8% |
| 2006 | 1.14 | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 1.29 | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 1.8 | +39.1% |
| 2009 | 1.37 | -24.0% |
| 2010 | 2.4 | +75.6% |
| 2011 | 1.67 | -30.2% |
| 2012 | 1.37 | -18.3% |
| 2013 | 1.35 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.14 | -15.9% |
| 2015 | 1.05 | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 1.24 | +18.4% |
| 2017 | 1.22 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.12 | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 1.08 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 1.24 | +14.7% |
| 2021 | 1.07 | -13.4% |
| 2022 | 1.01 | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 1 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.992 | -0.9% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.992 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.085, 11.7× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.992 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1043, 9.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share global co2 including land 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +75.6% | 1.37 | 2.4 |
| 1920 | +72.3% | 0.8425 | 1.45 |
| 1975 | +60.6% | 0.5731 | 0.9202 |
| 1977 | +59.4% | 0.8498 | 1.35 |
| 1995 | +58.4% | 1.06 | 1.68 |
| 1967 | +54.6% | 1.84 | 2.84 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3414 | 0.2954 | 0.3757 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.5531 | 0.4431 | 0.6097 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.7841 | 0.6768 | 0.8341 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.6592 | 0.6399 | 0.7031 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.8973 | 0.765 | 0.9681 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.8562 | 0.8025 | 0.9076 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.8121 | 0.7729 | 0.8494 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.97 | 1.45 | 2.17 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.11 | 0.8792 | 1.6 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.8541 | 0.8191 | 0.8951 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.48 | 1.18 | 1.62 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.79 | 1.21 | 2.84 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9376 | 0.5731 | 1.35 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.13 | 0.7522 | 1.83 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.31 | 0.7958 | 1.73 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.49 | 1.14 | 1.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.36 | 1.05 | 2.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 | 0.992 | 1.24 | 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 global co2 including land in Australia?
- Share global co2 including land in Australia was 0.992 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global co2 including land recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.84 in 1967.
- What is the lowest share global co2 including land recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2954 in 1851.
- How does Australia rank for share global co2 including land?
- Australia ranks 17th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share global co2 including land rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. 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 Share global co2 including land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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