Economy
Data: Our World in Data (CO2 emissions per capita), CC BY 4.0. · updated 2025-12-31
Australia's co₂ per capita stands at 14.04 as of 2025-12-31, down from 14.39 in 2024. Historical data runs from 1960 to 2025 (66 observations).
In 2025, Australia's co₂ per capita was 14.04, down from 14.39 in 2024.
In 2024, Australia's co₂ per capita was 14.39, down from 14.59 in 2023.
In 2023, Australia's co₂ per capita was 14.59, down from 14.8 in 2022.
In 2022, Australia's co₂ per capita was 14.8, down from 15.03 in 2021.
In 2021, Australia's co₂ per capita was 15.03, down from 15.53 in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14.04 | -0.3436 |
| 2024 | 14.39 | -0.2021 |
| 2023 | 14.59 | -0.2112 |
| 2022 | 14.8 | -0.2264 |
| 2021 | 15.03 | -0.5009 |
| 2020 | 15.53 | -0.7532 |
| 2019 | 16.28 | -0.2504 |
| 2018 | 16.53 | -0.1891 |
| 2017 | 16.72 | -0.1229 |
| 2016 | 16.84 | +0.1116 |
| 2015 | 16.73 | +0.0903 |
| 2014 | 16.64 | -0.4829 |
| 2013 | 17.12 | -0.6005 |
| 2012 | 17.72 | -0.2436 |
| 2011 | 17.97 | -0.3264 |
| 2010 | 18.29 | -0.3861 |
| 2009 | 18.68 | -0.2389 |
| 2008 | 18.92 | -0.1194 |
| 2007 | 19.04 | +0.0297 |
| 2006 | 19.01 | +0.0327 |
| 2005 | 18.98 | -0.0811 |
| 2004 | 19.06 | +0.3476 |
| 2003 | 18.71 | +0.2126 |
| 2002 | 18.5 | +0.026 |
| 2001 | 18.47 | +0.1813 |
| 2000 | 18.29 | +0.1032 |
| 1999 | 18.19 | +0.3236 |
| 1998 | 17.86 | +0.5555 |
| 1997 | 17.31 | +0.2697 |
| 1996 | 17.04 | +0.183 |
| 1995 | 16.85 | +0.4478 |
| 1994 | 16.41 | +0.1111 |
| 1993 | 16.29 | +0.0865 |
| 1992 | 16.21 | +0.1047 |
| 1991 | 16.1 | -0.133 |
| 1990 | 16.24 | +0.8605 |
| 1989 | 15.38 | +0.7224 |
| 1988 | 14.65 | +0.1925 |
| 1987 | 14.46 | +0.428 |
| 1986 | 14.03 | -0.3292 |
| 1985 | 14.36 | +0.3464 |
| 1984 | 14.02 | +0.4606 |
| 1983 | 13.56 | -0.7105 |
| 1982 | 14.27 | +0.126 |
| 1981 | 14.14 | +0.1377 |
| 1980 | 14 | +0.7038 |
| 1979 | 13.3 | -0.0351 |
| 1978 | 13.33 | +0.3797 |
| 1977 | 12.95 | +0.6891 |
| 1976 | 12.26 | +0.187 |
| 1975 | 12.08 | +0.3447 |
| 1974 | 11.73 | -0.4403 |
| 1973 | 12.17 | +0.993 |
| 1972 | 11.18 | -0.0698 |
| 1971 | 11.25 | -0.1177 |
| 1970 | 11.37 | +0.3776 |
| 1969 | 10.99 | +0.3904 |
| 1968 | 10.6 | +0.3382 |
| 1967 | 10.26 | +0.3612 |
| 1966 | 9.9 | -0.0059 |
| 1965 | 9.91 | +0.6837 |
| 1964 | 9.22 | +0.5209 |
| 1963 | 8.7 | +0.3039 |
| 1962 | 8.4 | +0.1919 |
| 1961 | 8.21 | -0.2998 |
| 1960 | 8.51 | — |
Data: Our World in Data (CO2 emissions per capita), CC BY 4.0. · Download this series as CSV — free, attribution required (CC BY 4.0).
Australia's co₂ per capita is 14.04 as of 2025-12-31, compared with 14.39 in 2024. Data: Our World in Data (CO2 emissions per capita), CC BY 4.0.
The highest recorded value is 19.06 (2004); the lowest is 8.21 (1961), across data from 1960 to 2025.
Data: Our World in Data (CO2 emissions per capita), CC BY 4.0. Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.