Australia vs Upper middle income: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita over time
- Australia
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Australia currently reports 21.75 t CO2e/capita against 8.33 t CO2e/capita in Upper middle income, a difference of 13.42 t CO2e/capita.
That makes Australia's figure about 2.6 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 11th and Upper middle income ranks 12th of 203 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.68 t CO2e/capita | 3.61 t CO2e/capita | 22.07 t CO2e/capita | Australia |
| 1980s | 25.58 t CO2e/capita | 3.93 t CO2e/capita | 21.66 t CO2e/capita | Australia |
| 1990s | 27.22 t CO2e/capita | 4.25 t CO2e/capita | 22.96 t CO2e/capita | Australia |
| 2000s | 28.44 t CO2e/capita | 5.4 t CO2e/capita | 23.03 t CO2e/capita | Australia |
| 2010s | 25.62 t CO2e/capita | 7.37 t CO2e/capita | 18.25 t CO2e/capita | Australia |
| 2020s | 22.16 t CO2e/capita | 8.05 t CO2e/capita | 14.11 t CO2e/capita | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf per capita, Australia or Upper middle income?
- Australia, at 21.75 t CO2e/capita against 8.33 t CO2e/capita in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf per capita between Australia and Upper middle income?
- 13.42 t CO2e/capita, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Upper middle income?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Upper middle income rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf per capita?
- Australia ranks 11th and Upper middle income ranks 12th 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 Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total annual emissions of the six greenhouse gases (GHG) covered by the Kyoto Protocol (carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulphurhexafluoride (SF6)) from the energy, industry, waste, and agriculture sectors, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values divided by the economy's population. This measure excludes GHG fluxes caused by Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF), as these fluxes have larger uncertainties.