Australia vs North America: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) over time
- Australia
- North America
How they compare
North America currently reports 509.76 Mt CO2e against 39.55 Mt CO2e in Australia, a difference of 470.21 Mt CO2e.
That makes North America's figure about 12.9 times Australia's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 21st and North America ranks 20th of 193 countries.
North America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.85 Mt CO2e | 976.63 Mt CO2e | 931.78 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 1980s | 39.97 Mt CO2e | 802.9 Mt CO2e | 762.94 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 1990s | 45.27 Mt CO2e | 601.89 Mt CO2e | 556.62 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 2000s | 43.84 Mt CO2e | 565.38 Mt CO2e | 521.54 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 2010s | 39.19 Mt CO2e | 506.31 Mt CO2e | 467.12 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 2020s | 39.65 Mt CO2e | 510.16 Mt CO2e | 470.5 Mt CO2e | North America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy), Australia or North America?
- North America, at 509.76 Mt CO2e against 39.55 Mt CO2e in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) between Australia and North America?
- 470.21 Mt CO2e, with North America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and North America?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Australia and North America rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy)?
- Australia ranks 21st and North America ranks 20th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from industrial combustion (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 code 1.A.2 Manufacturing Industries and Construction. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).