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CO2 emissions from coal — Australia

CO2 emissions from coal in Australia in 2024 — 142.55 Mt. Ranked 125 in the world out of 137.

2024 142.55 Mt +1.11% vs 2023
World rank 125of 137
Period maximum 206.07 Mt2009
Period minimum 0 Mt1805

Trend over time

1805–2024 · million tonnes

CO2 emissions from coal — Australia, 1805–20240100200300180518271849187118931915193719591981200320241805: 0 Mt1809: 0 Mt1813: 0 Mt1817: 0 Mt1821: 0 Mt1825: 0 Mt1829: 0.01 Mt1833: 0.01 Mt1837: 0.03 Mt1841: 0.06 Mt1845: 0.04 Mt1849: 0.08 Mt1853: 0.15 Mt1857: 0.33 Mt1861: 0.56 Mt1865: 0.97 Mt1869: 1.47 Mt1873: 1.93 Mt1877: 2.37 Mt1881: 2.91 Mt1885: 4.87 Mt1889: 6.25 Mt1893: 5.77 Mt1897: 7.91 Mt1901: 11.21 Mt1905: 11.87 Mt1909: 14.33 Mt1913: 22.39 Mt1917: 20.76 Mt1921: 23.15 Mt1925: 28.24 Mt1929: 23.3 Mt1933: 21.42 Mt1937: 28.49 Mt1941: 34.2 Mt1945: 32.35 Mt1949: 37.12 Mt1953: 48.2 Mt1957: 51.62 Mt1961: 56.48 Mt1965: 63.81 Mt1969: 72.27 Mt1973: 79.03 Mt1977: 90.49 Mt1981: 104.82 Mt1985: 119.26 Mt1989: 141.14 Mt1993: 150.1 Mt1997: 167.68 Mt2001: 190.08 Mt2005: 200.72 Mt2009: 206.07 Mt2013: 176.44 Mt2017: 176.95 Mt2021: 151.82 Mt2024: 142.55 Mt
Change over the period: +142.55

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia

Australia 142.55 Mt
Australia and New Zealand computed 148.41 Mt
High-income countries computed 2,584.27 Mt
CO2 emissions from coal — Australia, by year Australia All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
2024 142.55 +1.57 +1.11%
2023 140.98 −5.02 −3.44%
2022 146 −5.82 −3.83%
2021 151.82 −4.8 −3.07%
2020 156.62 −8.27 −5.01%
2019 164.89 −4.45 −2.63%
2018 169.34 −7.61 −4.3%
2017 176.95 −2.64 −1.47%
2016 179.59 +5.37 +3.08%
2015 174.22 +6 +3.57%
2014 168.22 −8.22 −4.66%
2013 176.44 −12.81 −6.77%
2012 189.24 −2.99 −1.55%
2011 192.23 −8.4 −4.19%
2010 200.64 −5.43 −2.64%
2009 206.07 +1.38 +0.67%
2008 204.69 +1.13 +0.55%
2007 203.56 −0.84 −0.41%
2006 204.4 +3.69 +1.84%
2005 200.72 −1.51 −0.75%
2004 202.23 +6.84 +3.5%
2003 195.39 +4.24 +2.22%
2002 191.15 +1.07 +0.56%
2001 190.08 +4.29 +2.31%
2000 185.8 +2.57 +1.4%
1999 183.23 +5.62 +3.16%
1998 177.61 +9.93 +5.92%
1997 167.68 +7.29 +4.55%
1996 160.39 +4.65 +2.99%
1995 155.74 +4.36 +2.88%
1994 151.38 +1.28 +0.85%
1993 150.1 +0.05 +0.03%
1992 150.05 +3.97 +2.71%
1991 146.08 +4.21 +2.96%
1990 141.88 +0.74 +0.52%
1989 141.14 +10.78 +8.27%
1988 130.36 +4.22 +3.34%
1987 126.14 +7.37 +6.2%
1986 118.78 −0.48 −0.4%
1985 119.26 +10.16 +9.31%
1984 109.1 +3.95 +3.76%
1983 105.15 −2.44 −2.26%
1982 107.59 +2.77 +2.64%
1981 104.82 +2.99 +2.94%
1980 101.83 +7.06 +7.45%
1979 94.77 +1.46 +1.56%
1978 93.31 +2.82 +3.12%
1977 90.49 +5.89 +6.97%
1976 84.6 +0.27 +0.32%
1975 84.33 +5.13 +6.48%
1974 79.2 +0.17 +0.21%
1973 79.03 +5.03 +6.8%
1972 74 +1.25 +1.72%
1971 72.75 −1.93 −2.58%
1970 74.67 +2.41 +3.33%
1969 72.27 +1.41 +1.99%
1968 70.86 +2.32 +3.38%
1967 68.54 +1.62 +2.43%
1966 66.92 +3.11 +4.87%
1965 63.81 +2.01 +3.25%
1964 61.8 +3.01 +5.13%
1963 58.79 +1.22 +2.12%
1962 57.57 +1.09 +1.93%
1961 56.48 −2.44 −4.15%
1960 58.92 +2.24 +3.95%
1959 56.69 +4.04 +7.67%
1958 52.65 +1.03 +1.99%
1957 51.62 +0.39 +0.76%
1956 51.23 +0.01 +0.02%
1955 51.23 +0.11 +0.22%
1954 51.11 +2.91 +6.05%
1953 48.2 +1.21 +2.58%
1952 46.99 +0.96 +2.09%
1951 46.03 +2.06 +4.68%
1950 43.97 +6.85 +18.46%
1949 37.12 −0.8 −2.1%
1948 37.91 +0.34 +0.9%
1947 37.57 +2.51 +7.17%
1946 35.06 +2.71 +8.38%
1945 32.35 −1.65 −4.84%
1944 33.99 −0.8 −2.31%
1943 34.79 −1.43 −3.95%
1942 36.22 +2.02 +5.9%
1941 34.2 +5.51 +19.22%
1940 28.69 −3.12 −9.79%
1939 31.8 +3.95 +14.17%
1938 27.86 −0.63 −2.23%
1937 28.49 +1.77 +6.61%
1936 26.73 +1.77 +7.11%
1935 24.95 +2.46 +10.95%
1934 22.49 +1.07 +5%
1933 21.42 +1.2 +5.95%
1932 20.22 +0.87 +4.49%
1931 19.35 −2.33 −10.75%
1930 21.68 −1.62 −6.94%
1929 23.3 −2.61 −10.08%
1928 25.91 −2.99 −10.33%
1927 28.89 +1.04 +3.73%
1926 27.85 −0.38 −1.35%
1925 28.24 +1.17 +4.3%
1924 27.07 +2.22 +8.94%
1923 24.85 +0.5 +2.07%
1922 24.34 +1.19 +5.14%
1921 23.15 −2.58 −10.02%
1920 25.73 +3.99 +18.37%
1919 21.74 −1.2 −5.24%
1918 22.94 +2.18 +10.5%
1917 20.76 +1.49 +7.72%
1916 19.27 −2.52 −11.56%
1915 21.79 −2.69 −10.97%
1914 24.48 +2.09 +9.33%
1913 22.39 +1.61 +7.72%
1912 20.79 +1.55 +8.04%
1911 19.24 +1.8 +10.34%
1910 17.44 +3.11 +21.68%
1909 14.33 −2.24 −13.49%
1908 16.57 +1.3 +8.52%
1907 15.26 +1.08 +7.64%
1906 14.18 +2.31 +19.48%
1905 11.87 +0.49 +4.32%
1904 11.38 +0.33 +2.95%
1903 11.05 −0.23 −2.07%
1902 11.29 +0.08 +0.71%
1901 11.21 +1.16 +11.53%
1900 10.05 +1.47 +17.15%
1899 8.58 +0.06 +0.73%
1898 8.51 +0.61 +7.68%
1897 7.91 +0.74 +10.33%
1896 7.17 +0.42 +6.16%
1895 6.75 +0.23 +3.51%
1894 6.52 +0.75 +12.97%
1893 5.77 −0.69 −10.63%
1892 6.46 −0.43 −6.17%
1891 6.89 +1.43 +26.31%
1890 5.45 −0.8 −12.78%
1889 6.25 +0.64 +11.43%
1888 5.61 +0.59 +11.67%
1887 5.02 +0.19 +4.02%
1886 4.83 −0.04 −0.86%
1885 4.87 +0.34 +7.48%
1884 4.53 +0.39 +9.28%
1883 4.15 +0.7 +20.2%
1882 3.45 +0.55 +18.76%
1881 2.91 +0.49 +20.19%
1880 2.42 −0.16 −6.25%
1879 2.58 +0.02 +0.62%
1878 2.56 +0.19 +8.01%
1877 2.37 +0.21 +9.92%
1876 2.16 +0.02 +0.7%
1875 2.14 +0.02 +0.8%
1874 2.13 +0.2 +10.1%
1873 1.93 +0.29 +17.96%
1872 1.64 +0.2 +13.6%
1871 1.44 +0.04 +2.78%
1870 1.4 −0.06 −4.3%
1869 1.47 −0.07 −4.37%
1868 1.53 +0.29 +23.55%
1867 1.24 −0.04 −3.13%
1866 1.28 +0.31 +31.42%
1865 0.97 +0.07 +7.86%
1864 0.9 +0.18 +25.42%
1863 0.72 −0.07 −8.63%
1862 0.79 +0.23 +40.46%
1861 0.56 −0.04 −6.5%
1860 0.6 +0.12 +23.71%
1859 0.49 +0.15 +42.65%
1858 0.34 +0.01 +2.72%
1857 0.33 +0.03 +10.7%
1856 0.3 +0.08 +38.43%
1855 0.22 +0.03 +17.39%
1854 0.18 +0.03 +21.05%
1853 0.15 +0.05 +43.4%
1852 0.11 +0 +0%
1851 0.11 −0.01 −5.36%
1850 0.11 +0.04 +47.37%
1849 0.08 +0 +5.56%
1848 0.07 +0.01 +12.5%
1847 0.06 +0 +4.92%
1846 0.06 +0.03 +74.29%
1845 0.04 −0 −2.78%
1844 0.04 −0.01 −12.2%
1843 0.04 −0.02 −34.92%
1842 0.06 +0.01 +14.55%
1841 0.06 +0.01 +14.58%
1840 0.05 +0.02 +45.45%
1839 0.03 +0.01 +22.22%
1838 0.03 +0 +8%
1837 0.03 +0.01 +25%
1836 0.02 +0 +5.26%
1835 0.02 +0.01 +46.15%
1834 0.01 +0 +18.18%
1833 0.01 +0 +0%
1832 0.01 +0.01 +1,000%
1831 0 −0.01 −83.33%
1830 0.01 +0 +0%
1829 0.01 +0 +50%
1828 0 −0 −33.33%
1827 0.01 +0 +0%
1826 0.01 +0 +100%
1825 0 −0 −40%
1824 0.01 +0 +0%
1823 0.01 +0 +25%
1822 0 +0 +33.33%
1821 0 −0 −50%
1820 0.01 +0 +50%
1819 0 +0 +100%
1818 0 +0 +0%
1817 0 +0 +0%
1816 0 −0 −33.33%
1815 0 +0 +0%
1814 0 +0 +0%
1813 0 +0 +50%
1812 0 +0 +0%
1811 0 +0 +100%
1810 0 +0 +0%
1809 0 +0 +0%
1808 0 +0 +0%
1807 0 +0 +0%
1806 0 +0 —
1805 0 — —

Australia and New Zealand, 2024

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NZ New Zealand 5.87 AU Australia 142.55
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions from burning coal. Coal releases more emissions per unit of energy obtained than any other fuel — roughly twice as much as gas — so its share of emissions is always above its share of energy consumption. The series shows that global emissions from coal are not declining despite the closure of coal plants in Europe and North America: growth in Asia outweighs the reduction.

Important: Combustion only. Methane emissions from coal mines are not included here — they are counted under methane emissions.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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