Australia vs United Kingdom: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF over time
- Australia
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Australia currently reports 383.4 Mt CO2e against 292.42 Mt CO2e in United Kingdom, a difference of 90.98 Mt CO2e.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Australia ranks 17th and United Kingdom ranks 20th of 203 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 187.52 Mt CO2e | 653.77 Mt CO2e | 466.24 Mt CO2e | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 237.56 Mt CO2e | 582.35 Mt CO2e | 344.8 Mt CO2e | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 304.8 Mt CO2e | 562.42 Mt CO2e | 257.62 Mt CO2e | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 382.27 Mt CO2e | 547.14 Mt CO2e | 164.87 Mt CO2e | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 408.14 Mt CO2e | 426.36 Mt CO2e | 18.22 Mt CO2e | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 383.25 Mt CO2e | 315.96 Mt CO2e | 67.29 Mt CO2e | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf, Australia or United Kingdom?
- Australia, at 383.4 Mt CO2e against 292.42 Mt CO2e in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf between Australia and United Kingdom?
- 90.98 Mt CO2e, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Kingdom?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Australia and United Kingdom rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Australia ranks 17th and United Kingdom ranks 20th 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).