Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Australia
Australia: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal was 1.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.2%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
12th
of 179 countries
All-time high
1.3%
in 2011
All-time low
0.0%
in 1805
Years of data
220
1805–2024
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Australia, 1805–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Australia stood at 1.2%.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Australia peaked at 1.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1805.
Australia ranks 12th of 179 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1805 | 0.0% | — |
| 1806 | 0.0% | +267.5% |
| 1807 | 0.0% | +64.1% |
| 1808 | 0.0% | +46.5% |
| 1809 | 0.0% | +49.3% |
| 1810 | 0.0% | +30.5% |
| 1811 | 0.0% | +40.6% |
| 1812 | 0.0% | +26.9% |
| 1813 | 0.0% | +26.4% |
| 1814 | 0.0% | +24.4% |
| 1815 | 0.0% | +13.9% |
| 1816 | 0.0% | +8.8% |
| 1817 | 0.0% | +6.2% |
| 1818 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 1819 | 0.0% | +10.7% |
| 1820 | 0.0% | +18.1% |
| 1821 | 0.0% | +5.7% |
| 1822 | 0.0% | +7.0% |
| 1823 | 0.0% | +7.9% |
| 1824 | 0.0% | +6.8% |
| 1825 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 1826 | 0.0% | +8.3% |
| 1827 | 0.0% | +6.2% |
| 1828 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 1829 | 0.0% | +5.3% |
| 1830 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 1831 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1832 | 0.0% | +9.7% |
| 1833 | 0.0% | +7.6% |
| 1834 | 0.0% | +8.8% |
| 1835 | 0.0% | +12.2% |
| 1836 | 0.0% | +10.0% |
| 1837 | 0.0% | +11.8% |
| 1838 | 0.0% | +10.7% |
| 1839 | 0.0% | +11.8% |
| 1840 | 0.0% | +15.1% |
| 1841 | 0.0% | +14.5% |
| 1842 | 0.0% | +13.7% |
| 1843 | 0.0% | +5.9% |
| 1844 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 1845 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
| 1846 | 0.0% | +7.4% |
| 1847 | 0.0% | +6.5% |
| 1848 | 0.0% | +6.7% |
| 1849 | 0.0% | +6.2% |
| 1850 | 0.0% | +9.4% |
| 1851 | 0.0% | +7.3% |
| 1852 | 0.0% | +6.0% |
| 1853 | 0.0% | +9.0% |
| 1854 | 0.0% | +9.3% |
| 1855 | 0.0% | +9.8% |
| 1856 | 0.0% | +12.6% |
| 1857 | 0.0% | +11.7% |
| 1858 | 0.0% | +10.0% |
| 1859 | 0.0% | +13.3% |
| 1860 | 0.1% | +13.8% |
| 1861 | 0.1% | +9.9% |
| 1862 | 0.1% | +13.2% |
| 1863 | 0.1% | +9.1% |
| 1864 | 0.1% | +10.3% |
| 1865 | 0.1% | +9.2% |
| 1866 | 0.1% | +11.3% |
| 1867 | 0.1% | +8.5% |
| 1868 | 0.1% | +9.8% |
| 1869 | 0.1% | +7.3% |
| 1870 | 0.1% | +5.6% |
| 1871 | 0.1% | +4.8% |
| 1872 | 0.1% | +4.9% |
| 1873 | 0.1% | +5.5% |
| 1874 | 0.2% | +6.0% |
| 1875 | 0.2% | +4.9% |
| 1876 | 0.2% | +4.3% |
| 1877 | 0.2% | +4.5% |
| 1878 | 0.2% | +4.5% |
| 1879 | 0.2% | +3.8% |
| 1880 | 0.2% | +2.4% |
| 1881 | 0.2% | +3.2% |
| 1882 | 0.2% | +4.0% |
| 1883 | 0.2% | +4.8% |
| 1884 | 0.2% | +4.9% |
| 1885 | 0.2% | +4.9% |
| 1886 | 0.2% | +4.2% |
| 1887 | 0.3% | +3.8% |
| 1888 | 0.3% | +3.8% |
| 1889 | 0.3% | +4.2% |
| 1890 | 0.3% | +2.4% |
| 1891 | 0.3% | +3.6% |
| 1892 | 0.3% | +2.7% |
| 1893 | 0.3% | +1.8% |
| 1894 | 0.3% | +2.2% |
| 1895 | 0.3% | +1.9% |
| 1896 | 0.3% | +2.0% |
| 1897 | 0.3% | +2.2% |
| 1898 | 0.3% | +2.2% |
| 1899 | 0.3% | +1.7% |
| 1900 | 0.4% | +2.3% |
| 1901 | 0.4% | +2.6% |
| 1902 | 0.4% | +2.3% |
| 1903 | 0.4% | +1.6% |
| 1904 | 0.4% | +1.6% |
| 1905 | 0.4% | +1.4% |
| 1906 | 0.4% | +2.1% |
| 1907 | 0.4% | +1.8% |
| 1908 | 0.4% | +2.3% |
| 1909 | 0.4% | +1.1% |
| 1910 | 0.4% | +1.9% |
| 1911 | 0.4% | +2.2% |
| 1912 | 0.4% | +2.3% |
| 1913 | 0.5% | +2.2% |
| 1914 | 0.5% | +3.0% |
| 1915 | 0.5% | +2.1% |
| 1916 | 0.5% | +1.0% |
| 1917 | 0.5% | +1.1% |
| 1918 | 0.5% | +1.6% |
| 1919 | 0.5% | +1.7% |
| 1920 | 0.5% | +2.0% |
| 1921 | 0.5% | +1.8% |
| 1922 | 0.5% | +1.8% |
| 1923 | 0.5% | +1.4% |
| 1924 | 0.6% | +1.6% |
| 1925 | 0.6% | +1.7% |
| 1926 | 0.6% | +1.6% |
| 1927 | 0.6% | +1.4% |
| 1928 | 0.6% | +0.9% |
| 1929 | 0.6% | +0.4% |
| 1930 | 0.6% | +0.4% |
| 1931 | 0.6% | +0.3% |
| 1932 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 1933 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 1934 | 0.6% | +0.6% |
| 1935 | 0.6% | +0.8% |
| 1936 | 0.6% | +0.8% |
| 1937 | 0.6% | +0.8% |
| 1938 | 0.6% | +0.8% |
| 1939 | 0.6% | +1.1% |
| 1940 | 0.6% | +0.5% |
| 1941 | 0.6% | +0.9% |
| 1942 | 0.6% | +1.0% |
| 1943 | 0.6% | +0.9% |
| 1944 | 0.7% | +0.8% |
| 1945 | 0.7% | +1.1% |
| 1946 | 0.7% | +1.1% |
| 1947 | 0.7% | +1.1% |
| 1948 | 0.7% | +1.0% |
| 1949 | 0.7% | +1.0% |
| 1950 | 0.7% | +1.3% |
| 1951 | 0.7% | +1.2% |
| 1952 | 0.7% | +1.3% |
| 1953 | 0.7% | +1.3% |
| 1954 | 0.7% | +1.4% |
| 1955 | 0.7% | +1.2% |
| 1956 | 0.8% | +1.0% |
| 1957 | 0.8% | +1.0% |
| 1958 | 0.8% | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 0.8% | +1.0% |
| 1960 | 0.8% | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 0.8% | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 0.8% | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.8% | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.8% | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.8% | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.8% | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.8% | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.8% | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.9% | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.9% | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.9% | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.9% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.9% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.9% | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.9% | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.9% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.9% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.9% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.9% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 1.0% | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 1.0% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 1.0% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 1.0% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 1.0% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 1.0% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 1.0% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 1.0% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 1.0% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 1.0% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 1.1% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 1.1% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 1.1% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 1.1% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 1.1% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | -0.5% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 1.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 28.2× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Australia's 1.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1%, 16.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1806 | +267.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1807 | +64.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1809 | +49.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1808 | +46.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1811 | +40.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1810 | +30.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
| 1810s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Australia?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Australia was 1.2% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1805.
- How does Australia rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Australia ranks 12th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from coal.