Environment in Australia 56 indicators covering environment for Australia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 15.7 Mt CO2e 2024 up 3.7% 24th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 100.51 Mt CO2e 2024 up 9.2% 17th Carbon intensity of GDP 0.2293 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2024 down 23.2% 129th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 163.1 Mt CO2e 2024 down 14.2% 13th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 14.1 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 16.5% 12th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 383.4 Mt CO2e 2024 down 3.3% 17th Aquaculture production 117,540 metric tons 2024 up 60.5% 38th Capture fisheries production 227,277 metric tons 2024 up 24.8% 59th Total fisheries production 344,817 metric tons 2024 up 35.1% 51st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 13.48 Mt CO2e 2024 down 7.6% 33rd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 39.55 Mt CO2e 2024 down 3.6% 21st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 34.1 Mt CO2e 2024 up 17.7% 16th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 29.86 Mt CO2e 2024 up 8.5% 21st Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 38.62 Mt CO2e 2024 up 10.6% 8th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.73 Mt CO2e 2024 up 25.9% 7th Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1978 Mt CO2e 2024 down 17.2% 26th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 591.45 Mt CO2e 2024 down 1.0% 14th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 1.03 Mt CO2e 2024 up 12.8% 26th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 1.64 Mt CO2e 2024 up 22.9% 11th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.7165 Mt CO2e 2024 down 12.5% 17th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 50.81 Mt CO2e 2024 up 6.6% 8th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 6.82 Mt CO2e 2024 down 14.7% 6th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.2347 Mt CO2e 2024 down 8.2% 15th Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.104 Mt CO2e 2024 up 1.9% 29th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 21.75 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 14.5% 11th Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 84.7 Mt CO2e 2024 up 1.8% 10th Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4769 Mt CO2e 2024 down 4.1% 70th Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 43.21 Mt CO2e 2024 down 3.2% 12th Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1578 Mt CO2e 2024 down 1.2% 17th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0231 Mt CO2e 2024 down 8.0% 41st Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 144.58 Mt CO2e 2024 up 0.4% 12th F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes 12.67 Mt CO2e 2024 up 39.5% 21st Carbon intensity of GDP 0.2338 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 down 23.2% 29th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 38.1% 2024 down 11.0% 132nd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 30.9% 2024 up 35.9% 121st Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 28.4% 2024 down 4.2% 139th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 4.0% 2024 up 10.7% 143rd Coal rents 0.8% 2021 down 66.6% 8th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture 2.79 Mt CO2e 2024 up 20.7% 9th Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa 4.67 2022 down 26.8% 125th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste 0.0166 Mt CO2e 2024 up 5.7% 30th Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.0216 Mt CO2e 2024 down 14.6% 41st Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 491.69 Mt CO2e 2023 down 17.6% 18th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-trop -95.82 Mt CO2e 2023 down 1,023.8% 171st Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Forest rents 0.1% 2021 up 9.0% 110th Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of to 137.04 2022 up 72.5% 29th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -75.07 Mt CO2e 2023 down 71.0% 165th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 4.36 Mt CO2e 2023 down 91.7% 62nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land -26.54 Mt CO2e 2023 down 104.0% 175th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 0.0755 Mt CO2e 2023 up 71.6% 30th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 9.2% 2017 down 49.5% 153rd PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 123rd PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 0.0% 2017 — 92nd