Australia CO2 Emissions
Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
383 403 111
tons
Year-over-Year
+1,56%
increase
Global Share
0,97%
Per Capita
14,43
tons per person
- Fossil CO2 emissions in Australia were 383 403 111 tons in 2024.
- CO2 emissions increased by 1,56% over the previous year, representing an increase by 5 907 417 tons over 2023, when CO2 emissions were 377 495 694 tons.
- CO2 emissions per capita in Australia are equivalent to 14,43 tons per person, an increase by 0,07 over the figure of 14,36 CO2 tons per person registered in 2023; this represents a change of 0,5% in CO2 emissions per capita.
Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of Australia
| Fossil CO2 emissions (tons) | CO2 emissions change | CO2 emissions per capita | Share of World's CO2 emissions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 383 403 111 | 1,56% | 14,43 | 0,97% |
| 2023 | 377 495 694 | −0,15% | 14,36 | 0,97% |
| 2022 | 378 065 090 | −1,73% | 14,54 | 0,98% |
| 2021 | 384 734 748 | −1,99% | 14,97 | 1,01% |
| 2020 | 392 545 782 | −3,77% | 15,46 | 1,08% |
| 2019 | 407 908 606 | −0,33% | 16,26 | 1,07% |
| 2018 | 409 247 568 | −0,48% | 16,52 | 1,08% |
| 2017 | 411 211 315 | 0,64% | 16,82 | 1,11% |
| 2016 | 408 613 213 | 1,99% | 16,94 | 1,12% |
| 2015 | 400 631 594 | 1,06% | 16,83 | 1,10% |
| 2014 | 396 442 324 | −2,29% | 16,89 | 1,09% |
| 2013 | 405 742 394 | −1,85% | 17,53 | 1,12% |
| 2012 | 413 372 833 | 0,12% | 18,11 | 1,16% |
| 2011 | 412 861 992 | −0,59% | 18,37 | 1,18% |
| 2010 | 415 319 503 | 1,22% | 18,78 | 1,22% |
| 2009 | 410 301 291 | 1,48% | 18,87 | 1,28% |
| 2008 | 404 332 345 | 0,91% | 18,94 | 1,25% |
| 2007 | 400 700 976 | 2,69% | 19,13 | 1,24% |
| 2006 | 390 190 749 | 1,58% | 18,97 | 1,26% |
| 2005 | 384 122 769 | 0,56% | 18,98 | 1,28% |
| 2004 | 381 978 898 | 3,76% | 19,15 | 1,32% |
| 2003 | 368 140 173 | −0,14% | 18,69 | 1,33% |
| 2002 | 368 641 258 | 2,28% | 18,93 | 1,40% |
| 2001 | 360 427 856 | 1,85% | 18,71 | 1,39% |
| 2000 | 353 895 633 | 1,66% | 18,56 | 1,38% |
| 1999 | 348 130 549 | 1,76% | 18,45 | 1,40% |
| 1998 | 342 120 557 | 6,12% | 18,33 | 1,38% |
| 1997 | 322 376 151 | 3,1% | 17,46 | 1,31% |
| 1996 | 312 678 028 | 3,3% | 17,11 | 1,29% |
| 1995 | 302 694 131 | 3,52% | 16,74 | 1,28% |
| 1994 | 292 387 598 | 1,87% | 16,35 | 1,27% |
| 1993 | 287 029 114 | 1,38% | 16,23 | 1,26% |
| 1992 | 283 117 730 | 1,21% | 16,19 | 1,25% |
| 1991 | 279 736 815 | 0,73% | 16,2 | 1,23% |
| 1990 | 277 714 987 | 1,3% | 16,3 | 1,23% |
| 1989 | 274 163 965 | 6,11% | 16,33 | 1,23% |
| 1988 | 258 386 063 | 3,53% | 15,63 | 1,18% |
| 1987 | 249 587 269 | 4,69% | 15,35 | 1,18% |
| 1986 | 238 398 025 | 0,19% | 14,91 | 1,16% |
| 1985 | 237 938 181 | 6,3% | 15,13 | 1,18% |
| 1984 | 223 835 325 | 2,65% | 14,45 | 1,12% |
| 1983 | 218 049 757 | −5,02% | 14,29 | 1,13% |
| 1982 | 229 578 870 | 2,82% | 15,26 | 1,20% |
| 1981 | 223 291 306 | 0,43% | 15,05 | 1,15% |
| 1980 | 222 331 338 | 4,79% | 15,18 | 1,12% |
| 1979 | 212 161 974 | 2,84% | 14,66 | 1,06% |
| 1978 | 206 305 063 | −1,75% | 14,42 | 1,06% |
| 1977 | 209 980 186 | 6,75% | 14,84 | 1,11% |
| 1976 | 196 700 336 | 1,44% | 14,06 | 1,07% |
| 1975 | 193 911 250 | 3,61% | 14,02 | 1,12% |
| 1974 | 187 162 666 | 5,36% | 13,7 | 1,08% |
| 1973 | 177 634 969 | 5,56% | 13,17 | 1,02% |
| 1972 | 168 273 586 | 3,6% | 12,66 | 1,02% |
| 1971 | 162 424 502 | 1,08% | 12,41 | 1,04% |
| 1970 | 160 693 860 | – | 12,51 | 1,02% |
See also
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).