Australia vs North America: Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF
Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF over time
- Australia
- North America
How they compare
North America currently reports 5,728 Mt CO2e against 491.69 Mt CO2e in Australia, a difference of 5,236 Mt CO2e.
That makes North America's figure about 11.6 times Australia's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 18th and North America ranks 17th of 176 countries.
North America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 622.38 Mt CO2e | 6,843 Mt CO2e | 6,221 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 2010s | 572.41 Mt CO2e | 6,233 Mt CO2e | 5,661 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 2020s | 481.49 Mt CO2e | 5,737 Mt CO2e | 5,256 Mt CO2e | North America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf, Australia or North America?
- North America, at 5,728 Mt CO2e against 491.69 Mt CO2e in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf between Australia and North America?
- 5,236 Mt CO2e, with North America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and North America?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Australia and North America rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf?
- Australia ranks 18th and North America ranks 17th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions including 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 the six greenhouse gases (GHG) covered by the Kyoto Protocol (carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulphur hexafluoride (SF6)) from the energy, industry, waste, agriculture, and land use, land use changes, and forestry (LULUCF) sectors, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).