Australia CO2 Emissions

Fossil CO2 Emissions (2022)
393,162,550 tons
Yearly Change
+1.31%
Global Share
1.02%
Tons per capita
15.01

  • Fossil CO2 emissions in Australia were 393,162,550 tons in 2022.
  • CO2 emissions increased by 1.31% over the previous year, representing an increase by 5,096,980 tons over 2021, when CO2 emissions were 388,065,570 tons.
  • CO2 emissions per capita in Australia are equivalent to 15.01 tons per person (based on a population of 26,200,984 in 2022), an increase by 0.05 over the figure of 14.95 CO2 tons per person registered in 2021; this represents a change of 0.4% in CO2 emissions per capita.

Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of Australia

Year Fossil CO2
emissions
(tons) 		CO2 emissions
change 		CO2 emissions
per capita 		Population Pop.
change 		Share of World's
CO2 emissions
2022 393,162,550 1.31% 15.01 26,200,984 0.94% 1.02%
2021 388,065,570 −2.34% 14.95 25,956,417 0.83% 1.02%
2020 397,370,650 −3.8% 15.44 25,743,791 1.02% 1.11%
2019 413,080,260 −0.22% 16.21 25,482,714 1.45% 1.09%
2018 413,994,760 −0.35% 16.48 25,119,706 1.57% 1.09%
2017 415,458,350 0.6% 16.8 24,731,038 1.65% 1.13%
2016 412,962,010 2.58% 16.97 24,329,963 1.59% 1.14%
2015 402,586,760 1.66% 16.81 23,948,002 1.49% 1.11%
2014 396,026,050 −2.33% 16.78 23,595,601 1.55% 1.09%
2013 405,463,990 −1.85% 17.45 23,236,270 1.68% 1.12%
2012 413,106,730 0.12% 18.08 22,852,644 1.66% 1.17%
2011 412,592,220 −0.59% 18.35 22,479,775 1.53% 1.18%
2010 415,030,930 1.3% 18.74 22,141,581 1.65% 1.23%
2009 409,686,680 1.41% 18.81 21,783,011 1.93% 1.28%
2008 404,007,270 0.9% 18.9 21,370,589 1.99% 1.25%
2007 400,391,410 2.7% 19.11 20,954,549 1.77% 1.25%
2006 389,876,770 1.58% 18.93 20,590,559 1.46% 1.26%
2005 383,817,630 0.56% 18.91 20,294,490 1.24% 1.28%
2004 381,666,190 3.74% 19.04 20,046,677 1.15% 1.32%
2003 367,909,900 −0.17% 18.56 19,819,454 1.14% 1.33%
2002 368,543,070 2.29% 18.81 19,595,355 1.19% 1.40%
2001 360,294,880 1.88% 18.61 19,365,433 1.22% 1.39%
2000 353,653,590 1.65% 18.48 19,132,471 1.18% 1.38%
1999 347,910,120 1.8% 18.4 18,909,981 1.11% 1.40%
1998 341,767,450 6.13% 18.27 18,701,717 1.06% 1.39%
1997 322,027,650 3.09% 17.4 18,504,912 1.09% 1.32%
1996 312,375,380 3.32% 17.06 18,305,307 1.16% 1.30%
1995 302,330,700 3.51% 16.71 18,095,344 1.11% 1.28%
1994 292,081,980 1.87% 16.32 17,897,433 0.98% 1.28%
1993 286,708,940 1.43% 16.18 17,722,911 0.99% 1.26%
1992 282,680,020 1.2% 16.11 17,549,288 1.13% 1.25%
1991 279,320,110 0.76% 16.1 17,353,193 1.32% 1.23%
1990 277,201,590 1.11% 16.19 17,126,298 1.52% 1.23%
1989 274,167,460 6.11% 16.25 16,869,362 1.66% 1.23%
1988 258,390,670 3.53% 15.57 16,594,099 1.67% 1.18%
1987 249,591,830 4.69% 15.29 16,322,269 1.57% 1.18%
1986 238,402,640 0.19% 14.84 16,069,633 1.48% 1.16%
1985 237,942,330 6.45% 15.03 15,835,747 1.38% 1.18%
1984 223,525,010 2.66% 14.31 15,620,653 1.33% 1.12%
1983 217,738,530 −5.03% 14.13 15,414,893 1.46% 1.13%
1982 229,267,470 2.82% 15.09 15,192,485 1.63% 1.20%
1981 222,980,090 0.43% 14.92 14,949,202 1.55% 1.15%
1980 222,020,140 4.8% 15.08 14,721,347 1.3% 1.12%
1979 211,850,940 2.84% 14.58 14,533,035 1.15% 1.06%
1978 205,994,430 −1.75% 14.34 14,367,098 1.15% 1.06%
1977 209,670,010 6.76% 14.76 14,203,508 1.12% 1.10%

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