Australia vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy)

Australia
100.51 Mt CO2e
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
106.7 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Australia rank
17th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
15th

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) over time

  • Australia
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 106.7 Mt CO2e against 100.51 Mt CO2e in Australia, a difference of 6.19 Mt CO2e.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 17th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 15th of 194 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 40.05 Mt CO2e 79.83 Mt CO2e 39.78 Mt CO2e United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 54.46 Mt CO2e 98.81 Mt CO2e 44.34 Mt CO2e United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 66.58 Mt CO2e 118.46 Mt CO2e 51.88 Mt CO2e United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 79.56 Mt CO2e 124.52 Mt CO2e 44.97 Mt CO2e United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 92.61 Mt CO2e 117.87 Mt CO2e 25.26 Mt CO2e United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 92.9 Mt CO2e 103.66 Mt CO2e 10.76 Mt CO2e United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy), Australia or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 106.7 Mt CO2e against 100.51 Mt CO2e in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) between Australia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
6.19 Mt CO2e, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Australia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy)?
Australia ranks 17th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 15th 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 Transport (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 Transport (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 the transportation sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.3.a Civil Aviation, 1.A.3.b_noRES Road Transportation no resuspension, 1.A.3.c Railways, 1.A.3.d Water-borne Navigation, 1.A.3.e Other Transportation. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).