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 1.6% 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 | 1.0% |
| 2020 | 392,545,782 | −3.77% | 15.46 | 1.1% |
| 2019 | 407,908,606 | −0.33% | 16.26 | 1.1% |
| 2018 | 409,247,568 | −0.48% | 16.52 | 1.1% |
| 2017 | 411,211,315 | 0.64% | 16.82 | 1.1% |
| 2016 | 408,613,213 | 1.99% | 16.94 | 1.1% |
| 2015 | 400,631,594 | 1.06% | 16.83 | 1.1% |
| 2014 | 396,442,324 | −2.29% | 16.89 | 1.1% |
| 2013 | 405,742,394 | −1.85% | 17.53 | 1.1% |
| 2012 | 413,372,833 | 0.12% | 18.11 | 1.2% |
| 2011 | 412,861,992 | −0.59% | 18.37 | 1.2% |
| 2010 | 415,319,503 | 1.22% | 18.78 | 1.2% |
| 2009 | 410,301,291 | 1.48% | 18.87 | 1.3% |
| 2008 | 404,332,345 | 0.91% | 18.94 | 1.2% |
| 2007 | 400,700,976 | 2.69% | 19.13 | 1.2% |
| 2006 | 390,190,749 | 1.58% | 18.97 | 1.3% |
| 2005 | 384,122,769 | 0.56% | 18.98 | 1.3% |
| 2004 | 381,978,898 | 3.76% | 19.15 | 1.3% |
| 2003 | 368,140,173 | −0.14% | 18.69 | 1.3% |
| 2002 | 368,641,258 | 2.28% | 18.93 | 1.4% |
| 2001 | 360,427,856 | 1.85% | 18.71 | 1.4% |
| 2000 | 353,895,633 | 1.66% | 18.56 | 1.4% |
| 1999 | 348,130,549 | 1.76% | 18.45 | 1.4% |
| 1998 | 342,120,557 | 6.12% | 18.33 | 1.4% |
| 1997 | 322,376,151 | 3.1% | 17.46 | 1.3% |
| 1996 | 312,678,028 | 3.3% | 17.11 | 1.3% |
| 1995 | 302,694,131 | 3.52% | 16.74 | 1.3% |
| 1994 | 292,387,598 | 1.87% | 16.35 | 1.3% |
| 1993 | 287,029,114 | 1.38% | 16.23 | 1.3% |
| 1992 | 283,117,730 | 1.21% | 16.19 | 1.2% |
| 1991 | 279,736,815 | 0.73% | 16.2 | 1.2% |
| 1990 | 277,714,987 | 1.3% | 16.3 | 1.2% |
| 1989 | 274,163,965 | 6.11% | 16.33 | 1.2% |
| 1988 | 258,386,063 | 3.53% | 15.63 | 1.2% |
| 1987 | 249,587,269 | 4.69% | 15.35 | 1.2% |
| 1986 | 238,398,025 | 0.19% | 14.91 | 1.2% |
| 1985 | 237,938,181 | 6.3% | 15.13 | 1.2% |
| 1984 | 223,835,325 | 2.65% | 14.45 | 1.1% |
| 1983 | 218,049,757 | −5.02% | 14.29 | 1.1% |
| 1982 | 229,578,870 | 2.82% | 15.26 | 1.2% |
| 1981 | 223,291,306 | 0.43% | 15.05 | 1.2% |
| 1980 | 222,331,338 | 4.79% | 15.18 | 1.1% |
| 1979 | 212,161,974 | 2.84% | 14.66 | 1.1% |
| 1978 | 206,305,063 | −1.75% | 14.42 | 1.1% |
| 1977 | 209,980,186 | 6.75% | 14.84 | 1.1% |
| 1976 | 196,700,336 | 1.44% | 14.06 | 1.1% |
| 1975 | 193,911,250 | 3.61% | 14.02 | 1.1% |
| 1974 | 187,162,666 | 5.36% | 13.7 | 1.1% |
| 1973 | 177,634,969 | 5.56% | 13.17 | 1.0% |
| 1972 | 168,273,586 | 3.6% | 12.66 | 1.0% |
| 1971 | 162,424,502 | 1.08% | 12.41 | 1.0% |
| 1970 | 160,693,860 | – | 12.51 | 1.0% |
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).