Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Australia
Australia: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 38.1% in 2024. β² Rising
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Australia, 1991β2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
In 2024, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Australia stood at 38.1%.
The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Australia peaked at 49.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1991.
That places Australia 132nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.8% | 0.7% | 25.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 37.6% | 27.4% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.0% | 42.8% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.0% | 35.9% | 41.3% | 5 |
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More environment data for Australia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 2.63 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 3.61 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 51,999 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 4,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 450,829 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 806,085 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 587,995 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Australia?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Australia was 38.1% in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1991.
- How does Australia rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Australia ranks 132nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 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). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.