Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Australia
Australia: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring was 1.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global cumulative 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 1.7% for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in 2024. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Australia peaked at 1.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1983.
Australia ranks 17th 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.0% | — |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +58.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +45.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +26.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +16.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +18.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +24.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | +272.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | +65.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +39.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | +26.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | +17.9% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | +14.5% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | +10.9% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | +2.8% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 1.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 125.8× the median. (74 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative 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 | +272.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1991 | +65.7% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 1984 | +58.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1985 | +45.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1992 | +39.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| 1986 | +26.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Australia?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Australia was 1.7% 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 flaring recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1983.
- How does Australia rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Australia ranks 17th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.1%. 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 flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from flaring.