CO2 emissions per person in Australia
Carbon dioxide emissions in Australia were 14.10 t CO2 per person in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 1976.
Australia, 2024
14.10
Change from 2023
−0.4%
World, 2024
4.69 t CO2 per person
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
5.65 t CO2 per person
Position in 2024
12th of 203
CO2 emissions per person in Australia over time
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Tonnes of CO2 per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Australia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14.10 t CO2 per person | 4.69 t CO2 per person |
| 2023 | 14.16 t CO2 per person | 4.68 t CO2 per person |
| 2022 | 14.53 t CO2 per person | 4.67 t CO2 per person |
| 2021 | 14.98 t CO2 per person | 4.68 t CO2 per person |
| 2020 | 15.30 t CO2 per person | 4.47 t CO2 per person |
| 2019 | 16.10 t CO2 per person | 4.70 t CO2 per person |
| 2018 | 16.39 t CO2 per person | 4.73 t CO2 per person |
| 2017 | 16.72 t CO2 per person | 4.67 t CO2 per person |
| 2016 | 16.89 t CO2 per person | 4.65 t CO2 per person |
| 2015 | 16.82 t CO2 per person | 4.70 t CO2 per person |
| 2014 | 16.89 t CO2 per person | 4.78 t CO2 per person |
| 2013 | 17.54 t CO2 per person | 4.81 t CO2 per person |
| 2012 | 18.18 t CO2 per person | 4.77 t CO2 per person |
| 2011 | 18.48 t CO2 per person | 4.76 t CO2 per person |
| 2010 | 18.85 t CO2 per person | 4.67 t CO2 per person |
| 2009 | 18.92 t CO2 per person | 4.45 t CO2 per person |
| 2008 | 19.03 t CO2 per person | 4.56 t CO2 per person |
| 2007 | 19.24 t CO2 per person | 4.59 t CO2 per person |
| 2006 | 19.08 t CO2 per person | 4.48 t CO2 per person |
| 2005 | 19.04 t CO2 per person | 4.39 t CO2 per person |
| 2004 | 19.16 t CO2 per person | 4.28 t CO2 per person |
| 2003 | 18.67 t CO2 per person | 4.15 t CO2 per person |
| 2002 | 18.91 t CO2 per person | 4.01 t CO2 per person |
| 2001 | 18.70 t CO2 per person | 4.01 t CO2 per person |
| 2000 | 18.60 t CO2 per person | 4.01 t CO2 per person |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4% from 14.16 t CO2 per person in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 16.89 t CO2 per person, the figure has changed by −16.5%.
- Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Australia has the 12th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 4.69 t CO2 per person.
More for Australia
All statistics for Australia
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
21.7 t CO2e per person
2024 · World Bank
Temperature change
1.40e (Estimate) °C
2025 · FAOSTAT
Agrifood emissions per person
8.56e (Estimate) t CO2e per person
2024 · FAOSTAT
Total greenhouse gas emissions
591.5 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Methane emissions
144.6 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Nitrous oxide emissions
50.81 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank