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Australia Annual CO2 Emissions

Australia's annual CO2 emissions fell to 382.97 million tonnes in 2023, down from 384.36 million tonnes in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget. This represents a decrease of 0.4% (1.39 million) from the previous year. Australia has the 16th highest annual CO2 emissions. Within Oceania, it ranks 1st out of 20 countries.

Yearly Historical Data (1750-2023)

(in Million Tonnes)
Year Annual CO2 Emissions (Million Tonnes)
2023 382.97
2022 384.36
2021 389.02
2020 399.18
2019 415.77
2018 415.59
2017 413.82
2016 410.39
2015 401.5
2014 392.73
2013 399.07
2012 406.2
2011 403.86
2010 405.13
2009 407.09
2008 404.84
2007 399.48
2006 392.36
2005 386.18
2004 383.16
2003 369.63
2002 362.54
2001 357.78
2000 350.01
1999 343.96
1998 334.14
1997 320.33
1996 311.94
1995 305.06
1994 293.7
1993 288.87
1992 284.53
1991 279.53
1990 278.16
1989 256.84
1988 240.74
1987 234.6
1986 224.04
1985 224.56
1984 217.52
1983 207.65
1982 218
1981 213.81
1980 204.37
1979 192.32
1978 191.05
1977 181.91
1976 169.8
1975 173.1
1974 166.18
1973 170.14
1972 153.6
1971 151.12
1970 147.86
1969 136.41
1968 128.77
1967 122.28
1966 115.74
1965 113.6
1964 103.54
1963 96
1962 90.91
1961 87.01
1960 87.44
1959 83.07
1958 77.94
1957 75.48
1956 75.48
1955 71.97
1954 67.94
1953 63.04
1952 62.45
1951 61.12
1950 55.74
1949 48.06
1948 47.01
1947 44.78
1946 42.74
1945 39.16
1944 41.03
1943 41.19
1942 42.03
1941 39.33
1940 35.35
1939 37.98
1938 33.7
1937 33.76
1936 31.51
1935 28.96
1934 26.21
1933 24.78
1932 23.05
1931 22.55
1930 25.9
1929 26.91
1928 29.02
1927 31.27
1926 29.59
1925 29.63
1924 28.19
1923 25.68
1922 24.92
1921 23.79
1920 26.31
1919 22.19
1918 23.36
1917 21.33
1916 19.85
1915 22.27
1914 24.92
1913 22.8
1912 21.21
1911 19.53
1910 17.71
1909 14.58
1908 16.79
1907 15.49
1906 14.36
1905 12.05
1904 11.54
1903 11.22
1902 11.4
1901 11.44
1900 10.17
1899 8.7
1898 8.51
1897 7.91
1896 7.17
1895 6.75
1894 6.52
1893 5.77
1892 6.46
1891 6.88
1890 5.45
1889 6.25
1888 5.61
1887 5.02
1886 4.83
1885 4.87
1884 4.53
1883 4.15
1882 3.45
1881 2.91
1880 2.42
1879 2.58
1878 2.56
1877 2.37
1876 2.16
1875 2.14
1874 2.13
1873 1.93
1872 1.64
1871 1.44
1870 1.4
1869 1.46
1868 1.53
1867 1.24
1866 1.28
1865 0.97
1864 0.9
1863 0.72
1862 0.79
1861 0.56
1860 0.6
1859 0.48
1858 0.34
1857 0.33
1856 0.3
1855 0.22
1854 0.18
1853 0.15
1852 0.11
1851 0.11
1850 0.11
1849 0.08
1848 0.07
1847 0.06
1846 0.06
1845 0.04
1844 0.04
1843 0.04
1842 0.06
1841 0.05
1840 0.05
1839 0.03
1838 0.03
1837 0.03
1836 0.02
1835 0.02
1834 0.01
1833 0.01
1832 0.01
1831 0
1830 0.01
1829 0.01
1828 0
1827 0.01
1826 0.01
1825 0
1824 0
1823 0
1822 0
1821 0
1820 0.01
1819 0
1818 0
1817 0
1816 0
1815 0
1814 0
1813 0
1812 0
1811 0
1810 0
1809 0
1808 0
1807 0
1806 0
1805 0
1804 0
1803 0
1802 0
1801 0
1800 0
1799 0
1798 0
1797 0
1796 0
1795 0
1794 0
1793 0
1792 0
1791 0
1790 0
1789 0
1788 0
1787 0
1786 0
1785 0
1784 0
1783 0
1782 0
1781 0
1780 0
1779 0
1778 0
1777 0
1776 0
1775 0
1774 0
1773 0
1772 0
1771 0
1770 0
1769 0
1768 0
1767 0
1766 0
1765 0
1764 0
1763 0
1762 0
1761 0
1760 0
1759 0
1758 0
1757 0
1756 0
1755 0
1754 0
1753 0
1752 0
1751 0
1750 0
Australia Annual CO2 Emissions : Definition
Annual CO2 Emissions is defined as total CO2 emissions from energy and industrial processes for the reporting year, reported in metric tonnes and excluding emissions or removals from land-use change and forestry in Australia.
Indicator Last Value Prior Value Period
Agricultural Land (%) 47.26% 47.26% 2022
Forest Area (%) 17.42% 17.42% 2022