CO₂ emissions per capita: Australia
14.477199 tonnes per person in 2024, the latest year published. Figures for 230 years from 1750 to 2024 are below.
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.
Every year
| Year | Value (tonnes per person) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 14.477199 |
| 2023 | 14.529289 |
| 2022 | 14.65893 |
| 2021 | 14.96633 |
| 2020 | 15.481285 |
| 2019 | 16.28262 |
| 2018 | 16.512163 |
| 2017 | 16.71615 |
| 2016 | 16.837934 |
| 2015 | 16.72746 |
| 2014 | 16.639103 |
| 2013 | 17.121933 |
| 2012 | 17.72246 |
| 2011 | 17.96612 |
| 2010 | 18.292547 |
| 2009 | 18.683231 |
| 2008 | 18.91755 |
| 2007 | 19.036264 |
| 2006 | 19.007372 |
| 2005 | 18.974682 |
| 2004 | 19.055769 |
| 2003 | 18.708109 |
| 2002 | 18.495451 |
| 2001 | 18.469387 |
| 2000 | 18.288157 |
| 1999 | 18.184906 |
| 1998 | 17.861351 |
| 1997 | 17.305813 |
| 1996 | 17.036093 |
| 1995 | 16.853085 |
| 1994 | 16.405329 |
| 1993 | 16.294191 |
| 1992 | 16.207693 |
| 1991 | 16.10294 |
| 1990 | 16.235903 |
| 1989 | 15.225123 |
| 1988 | 14.507384 |
| 1987 | 14.372896 |
| 1986 | 13.941844 |
| 1985 | 14.180418 |
| 1984 | 13.9248085 |
| 1983 | 13.470442 |
| 1982 | 14.349259 |
| 1981 | 14.302423 |
| 1980 | 13.882577 |
| 1979 | 13.233434 |
| 1978 | 13.297853 |
| 1977 | 12.807602 |
| 1976 | 12.088416 |
| 1975 | 12.458735 |
| 1974 | 12.112886 |
| 1973 | 12.585682 |
| 1972 | 11.544491 |
| 1971 | 11.626275 |
| 1970 | 11.735687 |
| 1969 | 11.115485 |
| 1968 | 10.703904 |
| 1967 | 10.35353 |
| 1966 | 9.983728 |
| 1965 | 10.002778 |
| 1964 | 9.304669 |
| 1963 | 8.796127 |
| 1962 | 8.490391 |
| 1961 | 8.28616 |
| 1960 | 8.505221 |
| 1959 | 8.257242 |
| 1958 | 7.913471 |
| 1957 | 7.8303013 |
| 1956 | 8.007866 |
| 1955 | 7.8158345 |
| 1954 | 7.5472507 |
| 1953 | 7.146357 |
| 1952 | 7.230732 |
| 1951 | 7.2519517 |
| 1950 | 6.804118 |
| 1949 | 5.9889903 |
| 1948 | 5.960746 |
| 1947 | 5.7690525 |
| 1946 | 5.595715 |
| 1945 | 5.209843 |
| 1944 | 5.5465484 |
| 1943 | 5.6591496 |
| 1942 | 5.86701 |
| 1941 | 5.571768 |
| 1940 | 5.0727487 |
| 1939 | 5.5146127 |
| 1938 | 4.9415283 |
| 1937 | 4.992379 |
| 1936 | 4.700504 |
| 1935 | 4.356107 |
| 1934 | 3.976151 |
| 1933 | 3.7916737 |
| 1932 | 3.556941 |
| 1931 | 3.5166428 |
| 1930 | 4.089757 |
| 1929 | 4.311229 |
| 1928 | 4.728035 |
| 1927 | 5.191625 |
| 1926 | 5.0058236 |
| 1925 | 5.1087523 |
| 1924 | 4.952716 |
| 1923 | 4.598232 |
| 1922 | 4.546549 |
| 1921 | 4.4229965 |
| 1920 | 4.987561 |
| 1919 | 4.2898793 |
| 1918 | 4.6090527 |
| 1917 | 4.294743 |
| 1916 | 4.077536 |
| 1915 | 4.6662683 |
| 1914 | 5.3278804 |
| 1913 | 4.973088 |
| 1912 | 4.719911 |
| 1911 | 4.429124 |
| 1910 | 4.0903087 |
| 1909 | 3.426841 |
| 1908 | 4.011904 |
| 1907 | 3.757618 |
| 1906 | 3.5378635 |
| 1905 | 3.0159183 |
| 1904 | 2.9335973 |
| 1903 | 2.8967276 |
| 1902 | 2.9864807 |
| 1901 | 3.0463297 |
| 1900 | 2.752962 |
| 1899 | 2.3953955 |
| 1898 | 2.3870416 |
| 1897 | 2.257835 |
| 1896 | 2.084546 |
| 1895 | 1.9997811 |
| 1894 | 1.9676794 |
| 1893 | 1.7740546 |
| 1892 | 2.0217397 |
| 1891 | 2.201454 |
| 1890 | 1.786267 |
| 1889 | 2.1058218 |
| 1888 | 1.9493544 |
| 1887 | 1.8067008 |
| 1886 | 1.79794 |
| 1885 | 1.8771107 |
| 1884 | 1.8074998 |
| 1883 | 1.7118096 |
| 1882 | 1.473972 |
| 1881 | 1.2815344 |
| 1880 | 1.0981691 |
| 1879 | 1.2026532 |
| 1878 | 1.2239833 |
| 1877 | 1.1575869 |
| 1876 | 1.0756459 |
| 1875 | 1.0907334 |
| 1874 | 1.1051006 |
| 1873 | 1.0250846 |
| 1872 | 0.8875412 |
| 1871 | 0.7992716 |
| 1870 | 0.7968973 |
| 1869 | 0.8539451 |
| 1868 | 0.9180503 |
| 1867 | 0.7646648 |
| 1866 | 0.81264055 |
| 1865 | 0.63617206 |
| 1864 | 0.6075287 |
| 1863 | 0.49885336 |
| 1862 | 0.56138545 |
| 1861 | 0.41504335 |
| 1860 | 0.46554205 |
| 1859 | 0.39841047 |
| 1858 | 0.29910615 |
| 1857 | 0.31453532 |
| 1856 | 0.30704102 |
| 1855 | 0.23959456 |
| 1854 | 0.22046992 |
| 1853 | 0.1978755 |
| 1852 | 0.14898546 |
| 1851 | 0.16043453 |
| 1850 | 0.17997892 |
| 1849 | 0.1294985 |
| 1848 | 0.12697434 |
| 1847 | 0.11803056 |
| 1846 | 0.11710772 |
| 1845 | 0.069588214 |
| 1844 | 0.07474135 |
| 1843 | 0.08672209 |
| 1842 | 0.13876665 |
| 1841 | 0.12538597 |
| 1840 | 0.1124016 |
| 1839 | 0.08141686 |
| 1838 | 0.06765787 |
| 1837 | 0.06473291 |
| 1836 | 0.052141123 |
| 1835 | 0.052342642 |
| 1834 | 0.036735043 |
| 1833 | 0.03019444 |
| 1832 | 0.032435037 |
| 1831 | 0.004180592 |
| 1830 | 0.017152525 |
| 1829 | 0.018160794 |
| 1828 | 0.0114450855 |
| 1827 | 0.017820317 |
| 1826 | 0.019180024 |
| 1825 | 0.0086447345 |
| 1824 | 0.014199973 |
| 1823 | 0.014182906 |
| 1822 | 0.01180683 |
| 1821 | 0.009483858 |
| 1820 | 0.018738898 |
| 1819 | 0.0109278485 |
| 1818 | 0.005946232 |
| 1817 | 0.0066079865 |
| 1816 | 0.0075619943 |
| 1815 | 0.009363818 |
| 1814 | 0.012042811 |
| 1813 | 0.010139381 |
| 1812 | 0.008092243 |
| 1811 | 0.00830243 |
| 1810 | 0.0048680147 |
| 1809 | 0.0049977372 |
| 1808 | 0.0032052195 |
| 1807 | 0.0026282691 |
| 1806 | 0.0028337112 |
| 1805 | 0.0010380151 |
| 1804 | 0 |
| 1803 | 0 |
| 1802 | 0 |
| 1801 | 0 |
| 1800 | 0 |
| 1790 | 0 |
| 1780 | 0 |
| 1770 | 0 |
| 1760 | 0 |
| 1750 | 0 |