Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF in Australia
Australia: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF was 591.45 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF in Australia, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
Australia recorded 591.45 Mt CO2e for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Australia peaked at 614.85 Mt CO2e in 2012 and was at its lowest, 315.67 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
Australia ranks 14th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 351.28 Mt CO2e | 315.67 Mt CO2e | 374.81 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 402.37 Mt CO2e | 376.05 Mt CO2e | 451.01 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 488.46 Mt CO2e | 460.7 Mt CO2e | 535.81 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 573.73 Mt CO2e | 545.71 Mt CO2e | 597.63 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 604.93 Mt CO2e | 595.97 Mt CO2e | 614.85 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 581.3 Mt CO2e | 571.78 Mt CO2e | 591.45 Mt CO2e | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More environment data for Australia
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.73 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 100.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.2293 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 163.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 14.1 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 383.4 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 117,540 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 227,277 metric tons (2024)
- Total fisheries production 344,817 metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 13.48 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Australia?
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Australia was 591.45 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 614.85 Mt CO2e in 2012.
- What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 315.67 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Australia rank for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf?
- Australia ranks 14th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 sulphurhexafluoride (SF6)) from the energy, industry, waste, and agriculture sectors, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values. This measure excludes GHG fluxes caused by Land Use Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF), as these fluxes have larger uncertainties. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).