Australia CO2 emissions data for 2002
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did Australia emit in 2002?
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Australia emitted 362.54 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2002.
This represents 1.38% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of Australia in 2002?
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In 2002, Australia emitted 18.61 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 19475842.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 362.54 million tonnes emitted by Australia in 2002 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
105.45 |
5.41 |
| Gas |
50.59 |
2.6 |
| Coal |
191.15 |
9.81 |
| Cement |
3.49 |
0.18 |
| Flaring |
8.01 |
0.41 |
See how Australia compares to other countries in 2002 rankings.