Australia CO2 emissions data for 2010

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did Australia emit in 2010?

Australia emitted 405.51 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2010. This represents 1.22% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of Australia in 2010?

In 2010, Australia emitted 18.42 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 22019166.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 405.51 million tonnes emitted by Australia in 2010 come from the following sources:

Source	CO₂ emissions (million tonnes)	CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil	124.55	5.66
Gas	64.63	2.94
Coal	200.55	9.11
Cement	3.55	0.16
Flaring	8.19	0.37

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