CO₂ emissions · Oceania · 2024 data
Australia CO₂ Emissions
Australia emitted 387 million tonnes of CO₂ from fossil fuels and industry in 2024, or 14.5 t per person — #16 of 213 countries and 1.00% of global emissions. That is 3.1× the world average of 4.73 t per person. Emissions peaked in 2019 at 415 million tonnes and are now 7% lower.
CO₂ emissions of Australia, 1950–2024
Million tonnes of CO₂ per year · fossil fuels and industry, excluding land use · Our World in Data, based on the Global Carbon Budget and Jones et al. (CC BY 4.0)
CO₂ emissions by year (table)
| Year | CO₂ (million t) | Per person (t) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 386.7 | 14.48 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 384.3 | 14.53 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 384.1 | 14.66 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 388.5 | 14.97 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 398.5 | 15.48 | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 414.9 | 16.28 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 414.8 | 16.51 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 413.4 | 16.72 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 409.7 | 16.84 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 400.6 | 16.73 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 392.6 | 16.64 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 397.9 | 17.12 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 405.0 | 17.72 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 403.9 | 17.97 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 405.0 | 18.29 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 407.0 | 18.68 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 404.3 | 18.92 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 398.9 | 19.04 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 391.4 | 19.01 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 385.1 | 18.98 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 382.0 | 19.06 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 370.8 | 18.71 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 362.4 | 18.50 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 357.7 | 18.47 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 349.9 | 18.29 | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 343.9 | 18.19 | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 334.0 | 17.86 | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 320.2 | 17.31 | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 311.9 | 17.04 | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 305.0 | 16.85 | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 293.6 | 16.41 | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 288.8 | 16.29 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 284.4 | 16.21 | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 279.4 | 16.10 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 278.1 | 16.24 | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 256.8 | 15.23 | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 240.7 | 14.51 | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 234.6 | 14.37 | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 224.0 | 13.94 | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 224.6 | 14.18 | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 217.5 | 13.93 | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 207.6 | 13.47 | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 218.0 | 14.35 | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 213.8 | 14.30 | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 204.4 | 13.88 | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 192.3 | 13.23 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 191.1 | 13.30 | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 181.9 | 12.81 | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 169.8 | 12.09 | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 173.1 | 12.46 | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 166.2 | 12.11 | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 170.1 | 12.59 | +10.8% |
| 1972 | 153.6 | 11.54 | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 151.1 | 11.63 | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 147.9 | 11.74 | +8.4% |
| 1969 | 136.4 | 11.12 | +5.9% |
| 1968 | 128.8 | 10.70 | +5.3% |
| 1967 | 122.3 | 10.35 | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 115.7 | 9.98 | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 113.6 | 10.00 | +9.7% |
| 1964 | 103.5 | 9.31 | +7.9% |
| 1963 | 96.0 | 8.80 | +5.6% |
| 1962 | 90.9 | 8.49 | +4.5% |
| 1961 | 87.0 | 8.29 | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 87.4 | 8.51 | +5.3% |
| 1959 | 83.1 | 8.26 | +6.6% |
| 1958 | 77.9 | 7.91 | +3.3% |
| 1957 | 75.5 | 7.83 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 75.5 | 8.01 | +4.9% |
| 1955 | 71.9 | 7.82 | +5.9% |
| 1954 | 67.9 | 7.55 | +7.8% |
| 1953 | 63.0 | 7.15 | +1.0% |
| 1952 | 62.4 | 7.23 | +2.2% |
| 1951 | 61.1 | 7.25 | +9.7% |
| 1950 | 55.6 | 6.80 | +15.8% |
Where Australia's CO₂ comes from
Oil is the largest source.
Per person: Australia vs the world
Production vs consumption
Counting the CO₂ embedded in the goods it imports and exports, Australia's consumption-based footprint was 372 million tonnes (14.1 t per person) in 2023. Australia is a net exporter of emissions: 3% of what it emits goes into goods consumed abroad.
Primary energy use: 62,595 kWh per person (world 21,654 kWh).
All greenhouse gases (2024)
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Data: Our World in Data, based on the Global Carbon Budget and Jones et al. (CC BY 4.0). CO₂ figures cover fossil fuels and industry (territorial), excluding land-use change unless stated.