Greenhouse gas emissions per person in Australia
Greenhouse gas emissions in Australia were 21.7 t CO2e per person in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1970.
Australia, 2024
21.7
Change from 2023
−1.3%
World, 2024
6.4 t CO2e per person
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
7.7 t CO2e per person
Position in 2024
11th of 203
Greenhouse gas emissions per person in Australia over time
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Tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Australia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21.7 t CO2e per person | 6.4 t CO2e per person |
| 2023 | 22.0 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2022 | 22.0 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2021 | 22.4 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2020 | 22.6 t CO2e per person | 6.1 t CO2e per person |
| 2019 | 23.9 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2018 | 24.4 t CO2e per person | 6.4 t CO2e per person |
| 2017 | 24.9 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2016 | 24.6 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2015 | 25.2 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2014 | 25.4 t CO2e per person | 6.4 t CO2e per person |
| 2013 | 26.2 t CO2e per person | 6.5 t CO2e per person |
| 2012 | 27.0 t CO2e per person | 6.4 t CO2e per person |
| 2011 | 27.3 t CO2e per person | 6.4 t CO2e per person |
| 2010 | 27.2 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2009 | 27.6 t CO2e per person | 6.1 t CO2e per person |
| 2008 | 27.8 t CO2e per person | 6.2 t CO2e per person |
| 2007 | 28.4 t CO2e per person | 6.2 t CO2e per person |
| 2006 | 28.6 t CO2e per person | 6.1 t CO2e per person |
| 2005 | 28.6 t CO2e per person | 6.0 t CO2e per person |
| 2004 | 28.9 t CO2e per person | 5.9 t CO2e per person |
| 2003 | 28.1 t CO2e per person | 5.8 t CO2e per person |
| 2002 | 29.0 t CO2e per person | 5.6 t CO2e per person |
| 2001 | 28.8 t CO2e per person | 5.6 t CO2e per person |
| 2000 | 28.7 t CO2e per person | 5.6 t CO2e per person |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.3% from 22.0 t CO2e per person in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 25.4 t CO2e per person, the figure has changed by −14.5%.
- Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Australia has the 11th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 6.4 t CO2e per person.
More for Australia
All statistics for Australia
CO2 emissions per person
14.10 t CO2 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