Australia vs OECD members: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) over time
- Australia
- OECD members
How they compare
OECD members currently reports 3,400 Mt CO2e against 163.1 Mt CO2e in Australia, a difference of 3,237 Mt CO2e.
That makes OECD members's figure about 20.8 times Australia's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 13th and OECD members ranks 13th of 194 countries.
OECD members has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66.53 Mt CO2e | 3,045 Mt CO2e | 2,978 Mt CO2e | OECD members |
| 1980s | 103.35 Mt CO2e | 3,667 Mt CO2e | 3,563 Mt CO2e | OECD members |
| 1990s | 145.81 Mt CO2e | 4,469 Mt CO2e | 4,323 Mt CO2e | OECD members |
| 2000s | 199.85 Mt CO2e | 5,114 Mt CO2e | 4,914 Mt CO2e | OECD members |
| 2010s | 201.06 Mt CO2e | 4,682 Mt CO2e | 4,481 Mt CO2e | OECD members |
| 2020s | 167.81 Mt CO2e | 3,637 Mt CO2e | 3,469 Mt CO2e | OECD members |
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 OECD members?
- OECD members, at 3,400 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 OECD members?
- 3,237 Mt CO2e, with OECD members ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and OECD members?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Australia and OECD members rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy)?
- Australia ranks 13th and OECD members ranks 13th 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
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).