Australia vs North America: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF over time
- Australia
- North America
How they compare
North America currently reports 5,210 Mt CO2e against 383.4 Mt CO2e in Australia, a difference of 4,827 Mt CO2e.
That makes North America's figure about 13.6 times Australia's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 17th and North America ranks 16th of 203 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 | 187.52 Mt CO2e | 5,172 Mt CO2e | 4,984 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 1980s | 237.56 Mt CO2e | 5,162 Mt CO2e | 4,925 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 1990s | 304.8 Mt CO2e | 5,794 Mt CO2e | 5,489 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 2000s | 382.27 Mt CO2e | 6,336 Mt CO2e | 5,953 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 2010s | 408.14 Mt CO2e | 5,742 Mt CO2e | 5,334 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 2020s | 383.25 Mt CO2e | 5,224 Mt CO2e | 4,841 Mt CO2e | North America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf, Australia or North America?
- North America, at 5,210 Mt CO2e against 383.4 Mt CO2e in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf between Australia and North America?
- 4,827 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 (total) excluding lulucf?
- Australia ranks 17th and North America ranks 16th of 203 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (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 the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).