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CO2 emissions Australia 2022

CO2 emissions went up in Australia

In Australia, CO2 emissions during 2022 have grown 5.097 megatons, 1.31% compared to 2021.

CO2 emissions in 2022 were 393.163 megatons, making Australia is among the countries that pollute the most in the ranking of countries for CO2 emissions, made up of 184 countries, in which the countries are ranked from least to most pollutant.

In addition to its total emissions of CO2 into the atmospher, which logically depend, among other variables, on the country's population, it is convenient to analyze the behavior of its emissions per inhabitant. In the table we see that per capita CO2 emissions in Australia, have increased in 2022, in which they have been 15.12 tons per inhabitant.

Australia belongs to the group of countries that emit the most CO2 per inhabitant.

Finally, it is interesting to observe the behavior f CO2 emissions per 1000 dollars of GDP, which measures, for the same country, the "environmental efficiency" with which it is produced over time. In the last period, Australia, has emitted 0.3 kilos for every $ 1,000 of GDP, the same as in 2021.

In the table we can see the evolution of CO2 emissions, which have decreased since 2012, as have per capita emissions and as well as CO2 emissions per $ 1,000 of GDP.

Total carbon dioxide emissions have also decreased compared to 2017, although per capita emissions have increased in this period.

Click on the following link to see the ranking of CO2 emissions by countries and in the Economy of Australia to see all the information we publish about Australia.


Australia - CO2 emission
DateCO2 Total MtCO2 Kg/1000 $CO2 Tons per capita
2022393.1630.3015.12
2021388.0660.3015.10
2020397.3710.3215.65
2019413.0800.3316.46
2018413.9950.3416.71
2017415.4580.3516.99
2016412.9620.3517.12
2015402.5870.3616.92
2014396.0260.3616.87
2013405.4640.3817.51
2012413.1070.3918.10
2011412.5920.4118.35
2010415.0310.4218.76
2009409.6870.4218.85
2008404.0070.4218.93
2007400.3910.4419.11
2006389.8770.4418.95
2005383.8180.4518.96
2004381.6660.4619.13
2003367.9100.4618.68
2002368.5430.4718.92
2001360.2950.4818.70
2000353.6540.4818.55
1999347.9100.4918.44
1998341.7670.5118.31
1997322.0280.5017.44
1996312.3750.5117.10
1995302.3310.5116.72
1994292.0820.5116.33
1993286.7090.5216.21
1992282.6800.5316.17
1991279.3200.5316.17
1990277.2020.5216.27
1989274.16716.33
1988258.39115.63
1987249.59215.35
1986238.40314.91
1985237.94215.13
1984223.52514.43
1983217.73914.27
1982229.26715.24
1981222.98015.03
1980222.02015.16
1979211.85114.64
1978205.99414.40
1977209.67014.82
1976196.39014.03
1975193.60114.00
1974186.85113.68
1973177.32513.15
1972167.96212.63
1971162.11312.39
1970160.38212.49
Australia - CO2 emission