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Greenhouse gas emissions — Australia

Greenhouse gas emissions in Australia in 2024 — 609.92 Mt CO₂e. Ranked 184 in the world out of 199. Since 1850, the indicator has risen by 1,315.4%.

2024 609.92 Mt CO₂e −0.25% vs 2023
World rank 184of 199
Period maximum 908.16 Mt CO₂e2010
Period minimum 43.09 Mt CO₂e1850

Trend over time

1850–2024 · million tonnes CO₂e

Greenhouse gas emissions — Australia, 1850–202402505007501,000185018681886190419221940195819761994201220241850: 43.09 Mt CO₂e1853: 46.15 Mt CO₂e1856: 48.26 Mt CO₂e1859: 51.18 Mt CO₂e1862: 56.46 Mt CO₂e1865: 61.64 Mt CO₂e1868: 66.32 Mt CO₂e1871: 76.25 Mt CO₂e1874: 83.27 Mt CO₂e1877: 90 Mt CO₂e1880: 92.4 Mt CO₂e1883: 95.93 Mt CO₂e1886: 97.97 Mt CO₂e1889: 102.67 Mt CO₂e1892: 114.92 Mt CO₂e1895: 118.31 Mt CO₂e1898: 123.11 Mt CO₂e1901: 129.49 Mt CO₂e1904: 133.49 Mt CO₂e1907: 143.14 Mt CO₂e1910: 147.04 Mt CO₂e1913: 153.67 Mt CO₂e1916: 151 Mt CO₂e1919: 152.58 Mt CO₂e1922: 209.28 Mt CO₂e1925: 225.33 Mt CO₂e1928: 230.05 Mt CO₂e1931: 179.47 Mt CO₂e1934: 169.52 Mt CO₂e1937: 171.54 Mt CO₂e1940: 172.68 Mt CO₂e1943: 186.34 Mt CO₂e1946: 197.61 Mt CO₂e1949: 214.19 Mt CO₂e1952: 289.93 Mt CO₂e1955: 326.28 Mt CO₂e1958: 357.07 Mt CO₂e1961: 382.66 Mt CO₂e1964: 423.59 Mt CO₂e1967: 572.52 Mt CO₂e1970: 379.28 Mt CO₂e1973: 401.07 Mt CO₂e1976: 484.12 Mt CO₂e1979: 524.9 Mt CO₂e1982: 523.1 Mt CO₂e1985: 541.67 Mt CO₂e1988: 453.87 Mt CO₂e1991: 522.53 Mt CO₂e1994: 554.08 Mt CO₂e1997: 649.42 Mt CO₂e2000: 771.37 Mt CO₂e2003: 734.55 Mt CO₂e2006: 662.83 Mt CO₂e2009: 709.31 Mt CO₂e2012: 796.27 Mt CO₂e2015: 637.97 Mt CO₂e2018: 681.08 Mt CO₂e2021: 625.99 Mt CO₂e2024: 609.92 Mt CO₂e
Change over the period: +566.83 (+1,315.43%) Average annual rate: 1.53 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Australia 609.92 Mt CO₂e
World computed 54,413.64 Mt CO₂e
East Asia & Pacific computed 21,054.9 Mt CO₂e
Australia and New Zealand computed 691.85 Mt CO₂e
High-income countries computed 17,682.98 Mt CO₂e
Greenhouse gas emissions — Australia, by year Australia All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt CO₂e Change Change, %
2024 609.92 −1.56 −0.25%
2023 611.48 +2.46 +0.4%
2022 609.02 −16.97 −2.71%
2021 625.99 −11.91 −1.87%
2020 637.9 −7.81 −1.21%
2019 645.71 −35.37 −5.19%
2018 681.08 −35.21 −4.92%
2017 716.29 +38.91 +5.74%
2016 677.37 +39.41 +6.18%
2015 637.97 −33.19 −4.95%
2014 671.16 −22.68 −3.27%
2013 693.84 −102.44 −12.86%
2012 796.27 −72.39 −8.33%
2011 868.66 −39.5 −4.35%
2010 908.16 +198.84 +28.03%
2009 709.31 −87.98 −11.04%
2008 797.3 +99.85 +14.32%
2007 697.45 +34.62 +5.22%
2006 662.83 +25.31 +3.97%
2005 637.52 −124.35 −16.32%
2004 761.87 +27.32 +3.72%
2003 734.55 +34.37 +4.91%
2002 700.18 −35.91 −4.88%
2001 736.09 −35.29 −4.57%
2000 771.37 +60.71 +8.54%
1999 710.67 +5.05 +0.72%
1998 705.62 +56.2 +8.65%
1997 649.42 −27.77 −4.1%
1996 677.19 +4.46 +0.66%
1995 672.73 +118.64 +21.41%
1994 554.08 −26.58 −4.58%
1993 580.67 +11.7 +2.06%
1992 568.96 +46.44 +8.89%
1991 522.53 −15.95 −2.96%
1990 538.48 +59.49 +12.42%
1989 478.99 +25.12 +5.54%
1988 453.87 +5.97 +1.33%
1987 447.9 −28.8 −6.04%
1986 476.69 −64.98 −12%
1985 541.67 +23.62 +4.56%
1984 518.05 −55.99 −9.75%
1983 574.04 +50.94 +9.74%
1982 523.1 −6.81 −1.28%
1981 529.91 −3.7 −0.69%
1980 533.61 +8.71 +1.66%
1979 524.9 +18.93 +3.74%
1978 505.97 −48.37 −8.73%
1977 554.34 +70.22 +14.51%
1976 484.12 +25.92 +5.66%
1975 458.2 +67.01 +17.13%
1974 391.19 −9.88 −2.46%
1973 401.07 +3.39 +0.85%
1972 397.67 −1.31 −0.33%
1971 398.99 +19.7 +5.19%
1970 379.28 −35.05 −8.46%
1969 414.34 −38.09 −8.42%
1968 452.43 −120.09 −20.98%
1967 572.52 +140.8 +32.61%
1966 431.72 −29.85 −6.47%
1965 461.57 +37.98 +8.97%
1964 423.59 +33.21 +8.51%
1963 390.38 +38.51 +10.94%
1962 351.87 −30.79 −8.05%
1961 382.66 +24.24 +6.76%
1960 358.42 −9.31 −2.53%
1959 367.73 +10.66 +2.99%
1958 357.07 +10.17 +2.93%
1957 346.9 +8.61 +2.55%
1956 338.29 +12.01 +3.68%
1955 326.28 +14.09 +4.51%
1954 312.2 +12.42 +4.14%
1953 299.77 +9.85 +3.4%
1952 289.93 +12.42 +4.48%
1951 277.51 +20.62 +8.03%
1950 256.88 +42.69 +19.93%
1949 214.19 +3.44 +1.63%
1948 210.75 +6.13 +3%
1947 204.62 +7.01 +3.55%
1946 197.61 +5.37 +2.79%
1945 192.25 +3.73 +1.98%
1944 188.52 +2.18 +1.17%
1943 186.34 −1.97 −1.05%
1942 188.31 +8.3 +4.61%
1941 180.01 +7.33 +4.25%
1940 172.68 −1.7 −0.97%
1939 174.37 +3.6 +2.11%
1938 170.77 −0.77 −0.45%
1937 171.54 +1.29 +0.76%
1936 170.25 −0.14 −0.08%
1935 170.4 +0.87 +0.51%
1934 169.52 −2.59 −1.5%
1933 172.11 −2.43 −1.39%
1932 174.54 −4.93 −2.75%
1931 179.47 −19.26 −9.69%
1930 198.73 −29.3 −12.85%
1929 228.03 −2.02 −0.88%
1928 230.05 −1.79 −0.77%
1927 231.84 +4.81 +2.12%
1926 227.02 +1.7 +0.75%
1925 225.33 +4.55 +2.06%
1924 220.78 +7.59 +3.56%
1923 213.18 +3.91 +1.87%
1922 209.28 +9.24 +4.62%
1921 200.04 +9.88 +5.2%
1920 190.16 +37.58 +24.63%
1919 152.58 −2.13 −1.38%
1918 154.72 +1.86 +1.22%
1917 152.85 +1.85 +1.23%
1916 151 −2.85 −1.85%
1915 153.85 −1.49 −0.96%
1914 155.34 +1.67 +1.09%
1913 153.67 +2 +1.32%
1912 151.67 +4 +2.71%
1911 147.67 +0.63 +0.43%
1910 147.04 +4.3 +3.01%
1909 142.74 −1.36 −0.94%
1908 144.1 +0.96 +0.67%
1907 143.14 +3.94 +2.83%
1906 139.2 +5.54 +4.14%
1905 133.66 +0.17 +0.13%
1904 133.49 +2.2 +1.68%
1903 131.29 +2.33 +1.81%
1902 128.96 −0.53 −0.41%
1901 129.49 +2.81 +2.22%
1900 126.68 +2.27 +1.82%
1899 124.41 +1.31 +1.06%
1898 123.11 +0.41 +0.34%
1897 122.69 +4 +3.37%
1896 118.69 +0.38 +0.32%
1895 118.31 +1.37 +1.17%
1894 116.94 +1.71 +1.48%
1893 115.24 +0.32 +0.28%
1892 114.92 +1.88 +1.66%
1891 113.04 +2.45 +2.22%
1890 110.59 +7.92 +7.71%
1889 102.67 +1.56 +1.54%
1888 101.11 +1.18 +1.18%
1887 99.93 +1.96 +2%
1886 97.97 +0.09 +0.1%
1885 97.87 +0.5 +0.51%
1884 97.38 +1.45 +1.51%
1883 95.93 +2.11 +2.25%
1882 93.82 +0.21 +0.23%
1881 93.61 +1.21 +1.31%
1880 92.4 +0.17 +0.19%
1879 92.22 +1.57 +1.73%
1878 90.66 +0.66 +0.73%
1877 90 +1.66 +1.88%
1876 88.34 +3.8 +4.5%
1875 84.53 +1.27 +1.52%
1874 83.27 +2.8 +3.48%
1873 80.47 +2.15 +2.75%
1872 78.31 +2.07 +2.71%
1871 76.25 +4.77 +6.68%
1870 71.47 +3.6 +5.3%
1869 67.88 +1.56 +2.36%
1868 66.32 +1.42 +2.18%
1867 64.9 +1.61 +2.54%
1866 63.29 +1.65 +2.68%
1865 61.64 +3.21 +5.5%
1864 58.43 +0.81 +1.4%
1863 57.62 +1.16 +2.06%
1862 56.46 +1.73 +3.17%
1861 54.73 +1.61 +3.03%
1860 53.12 +1.94 +3.79%
1859 51.18 +0.79 +1.56%
1858 50.39 +1.45 +2.96%
1857 48.94 +0.68 +1.41%
1856 48.26 +0.95 +2.01%
1855 47.32 +0.51 +1.08%
1854 46.81 +0.66 +1.43%
1853 46.15 +1.6 +3.58%
1852 44.55 +1.01 +2.31%
1851 43.55 +0.45 +1.05%
1850 43.09 — —

Australia and New Zealand, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NZ New Zealand 81.93 AU Australia 609.92
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About the indicator

Total greenhouse gas emissions converted into CO2 equivalent: carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and fluorinated gases, including emissions from land use and agriculture. The conversion uses 100-year global warming potentials. For countries with large agriculture this indicator runs substantially above emissions of CO2 alone.

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

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