Australia CO2 emissions data for 2005

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did Australia emit in 2005?

Australia emitted 386.21 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2005. This represents 1.31% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of Australia in 2005?

In 2005, Australia emitted 19.15 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 20171732.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 386.21 million tonnes emitted by Australia in 2005 come from the following sources:

Source	CO₂ emissions (million tonnes)	CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil	116.5	5.78
Gas	54.49	2.7
Coal	200.72	9.95
Cement	3.66	0.18
Flaring	6.91	0.34

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