Australia vs High income: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy)

Australia
163.1 Mt CO2e
in 2024
High income
4,509 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Australia rank
13th
High income rank
11th

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) over time

  • Australia
  • High income
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How they compare

High income currently reports 4,509 Mt CO2e against 163.1 Mt CO2e in Australia, a difference of 4,346 Mt CO2e.

That makes High income's figure about 27.6 times Australia's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, High income has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 13th and High income ranks 11th of 194 countries.

High income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia High income Difference Ahead
1970s 66.53 Mt CO2e 3,824 Mt CO2e 3,758 Mt CO2e High income
1980s 103.35 Mt CO2e 4,775 Mt CO2e 4,672 Mt CO2e High income
1990s 145.81 Mt CO2e 5,639 Mt CO2e 5,493 Mt CO2e High income
2000s 199.85 Mt CO2e 6,184 Mt CO2e 5,984 Mt CO2e High income
2010s 201.06 Mt CO2e 5,779 Mt CO2e 5,578 Mt CO2e High income
2020s 167.81 Mt CO2e 4,708 Mt CO2e 4,540 Mt CO2e High income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy), Australia or High income?
High income, at 4,509 Mt CO2e against 163.1 Mt CO2e in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy) between Australia and High income?
4,346 Mt CO2e, with High income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and High income?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Australia and High income rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy)?
Australia ranks 13th and High income ranks 11th of 194 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 Power Industry (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

Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e)
Unit
Mt CO2e
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 13,255 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from electricity and heat generation (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 code 1.A.1.a. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).