Australia CO2 emissions data for 2001
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did Australia emit in 2001?
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Australia emitted 357.78 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2001.
This represents 1.39% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of Australia in 2001?
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In 2001, Australia emitted 18.59 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 19248146.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 357.78 million tonnes emitted by Australia in 2001 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
103.17 |
5.36 |
| Gas |
49.33 |
2.56 |
| Coal |
190.08 |
9.88 |
| Cement |
3.54 |
0.18 |
| Flaring |
8.17 |
0.42 |
See how Australia compares to other countries in 2001 rankings.