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Share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change in Australia

Australia: Share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change was 1.54 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.54
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
15th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1.56
in 2013
All-time low
0.3158
in 1851
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change in Australia, 1850–2024

0.250.50.7511.21.5185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change in Australia is 1.54, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change in Australia peaked at 1.56 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.3158, in 1851.

That places Australia 15th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change in Australia, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.3193 —
1851 0.3158 -1.1%
1852 0.3199 +1.3%
1853 0.3328 +4.0%
1854 0.3417 +2.7%
1855 0.3469 +1.5%
1856 0.352 +1.5%
1857 0.3554 +0.9%
1858 0.3605 +1.4%
1859 0.3635 +0.8%
1860 0.3732 +2.7%
1861 0.3853 +3.3%
1862 0.3984 +3.4%
1863 0.4107 +3.1%
1864 0.4201 +2.3%
1865 0.4333 +3.1%
1866 0.445 +2.7%
1867 0.4564 +2.6%
1868 0.4665 +2.2%
1869 0.476 +2.0%
1870 0.4896 +2.9%
1871 0.5082 +3.8%
1872 0.5254 +3.4%
1873 0.5418 +3.1%
1874 0.5579 +3.0%
1875 0.5723 +2.6%
1876 0.5881 +2.8%
1877 0.6022 +2.4%
1878 0.6142 +2.0%
1879 0.6254 +1.8%
1880 0.6324 +1.1%
1881 0.6377 +0.8%
1882 0.6407 +0.5%
1883 0.6434 +0.4%
1884 0.6462 +0.4%
1885 0.6481 +0.3%
1886 0.6495 +0.2%
1887 0.6512 +0.3%
1888 0.6526 +0.2%
1889 0.6537 +0.2%
1890 0.6606 +1.1%
1891 0.6687 +1.2%
1892 0.6788 +1.5%
1893 0.6896 +1.6%
1894 0.7004 +1.6%
1895 0.7115 +1.6%
1896 0.722 +1.5%
1897 0.7336 +1.6%
1898 0.7441 +1.4%
1899 0.7543 +1.4%
1900 0.7626 +1.1%
1901 0.7702 +1.0%
1902 0.7771 +0.9%
1903 0.7832 +0.8%
1904 0.789 +0.7%
1905 0.7943 +0.7%
1906 0.7988 +0.6%
1907 0.804 +0.7%
1908 0.8081 +0.5%
1909 0.812 +0.5%
1910 0.8148 +0.3%
1911 0.8166 +0.2%
1912 0.8192 +0.3%
1913 0.8214 +0.3%
1914 0.8226 +0.2%
1915 0.825 +0.3%
1916 0.8266 +0.2%
1917 0.8282 +0.2%
1918 0.8298 +0.2%
1919 0.8313 +0.2%
1920 0.8518 +2.5%
1921 0.8791 +3.2%
1922 0.911 +3.6%
1923 0.9448 +3.7%
1924 0.9809 +3.8%
1925 1.02 +3.7%
1926 1.05 +3.6%
1927 1.09 +3.6%
1928 1.13 +3.4%
1929 1.17 +3.3%
1930 1.19 +1.6%
1931 1.2 +0.9%
1932 1.2 +0.6%
1933 1.21 +0.3%
1934 1.21 +0.1%
1935 1.21 +0.0%
1936 1.21 -0.2%
1937 1.2 -0.2%
1938 1.2 -0.3%
1939 1.19 -0.4%
1940 1.19 -0.4%
1941 1.18 -0.4%
1942 1.18 -0.4%
1943 1.18 -0.4%
1944 1.17 -0.4%
1945 1.17 -0.4%
1946 1.16 -0.4%
1947 1.16 -0.4%
1948 1.15 -0.4%
1949 1.15 -0.4%
1950 1.15 +0.3%
1951 1.16 +0.6%
1952 1.17 +0.9%
1953 1.18 +1.1%
1954 1.2 +1.1%
1955 1.21 +1.2%
1956 1.23 +1.3%
1957 1.24 +1.5%
1958 1.26 +1.5%
1959 1.28 +1.3%
1960 1.29 +1.1%
1961 1.32 +1.8%
1962 1.33 +0.7%
1963 1.34 +1.3%
1964 1.37 +1.8%
1965 1.4 +2.3%
1966 1.42 +1.7%
1967 1.48 +3.9%
1968 1.5 +1.3%
1969 1.5 +0.1%
1970 1.49 -0.5%
1971 1.49 -0.4%
1972 1.47 -1.1%
1973 1.45 -1.1%
1974 1.43 -1.4%
1975 1.42 -0.5%
1976 1.42 -0.6%
1977 1.43 +0.7%
1978 1.43 +0.3%
1979 1.43 +0.3%
1980 1.44 +0.1%
1981 1.45 +0.7%
1982 1.45 -0.0%
1983 1.47 +1.7%
1984 1.47 +0.3%
1985 1.47 -0.3%
1986 1.46 -0.8%
1987 1.44 -1.1%
1988 1.42 -1.2%
1989 1.41 -1.3%
1990 1.39 -1.0%
1991 1.37 -1.3%
1992 1.37 -0.6%
1993 1.36 -0.4%
1994 1.35 -0.7%
1995 1.37 +1.1%
1996 1.38 +1.1%
1997 1.39 +0.3%
1998 1.4 +1.1%
1999 1.41 +0.6%
2000 1.42 +1.2%
2001 1.43 +0.3%
2002 1.43 -0.2%
2003 1.44 +1.1%
2004 1.46 +0.9%
2005 1.45 -0.1%
2006 1.45 -0.5%
2007 1.45 -0.0%
2008 1.47 +1.6%
2009 1.47 +0.1%
2010 1.53 +3.7%
2011 1.55 +1.4%
2012 1.56 +0.5%
2013 1.56 +0.5%
2014 1.56 -0.1%
2015 1.55 -0.5%
2016 1.56 +0.1%
2017 1.56 +0.1%
2018 1.55 -0.2%
2019 1.55 -0.3%
2020 1.55 +0.2%
2021 1.55 -0.1%
2022 1.55 -0.2%
2023 1.54 -0.2%
2024 1.54 -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.3408 0.3158 0.3635 10
1860s 0.4265 0.3732 0.476 10
1870s 0.5625 0.4896 0.6254 10
1880s 0.6455 0.6324 0.6537 10
1890s 0.7064 0.6606 0.7543 10
1900s 0.79 0.7626 0.812 10
1910s 0.8235 0.8148 0.8313 10
1920s 1 0.8518 1.17 10
1930s 1.2 1.19 1.21 10
1940s 1.17 1.15 1.19 10
1950s 1.21 1.15 1.28 10
1960s 1.39 1.29 1.5 10
1970s 1.45 1.42 1.49 10
1980s 1.45 1.41 1.47 10
1990s 1.38 1.35 1.41 10
2000s 1.45 1.42 1.47 10
2010s 1.55 1.53 1.56 10
2020s 1.55 1.54 1.55 5

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 12 Cote d'Ivoire 1.64 compare
  2. 13 Philippines 1.61 compare
  3. 14 Mexico 1.56 compare
  4. 16 Malaysia 1.54 compare
  5. 17 Argentina 1.54 compare
  6. 18 Ukraine 1.48 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change in Australia?
Share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change in Australia was 1.54 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 1.56 in 2013.
What is the lowest share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3158 in 1851.
How does Australia rank for share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change?
Australia ranks 15th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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 of global cumulative co emissions from land use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
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