Australia CO2 emissions data for 2021
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did Australia emit in 2021?
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Australia emitted 386.61 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2021.
This represents 1.05% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of Australia in 2021?
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In 2021, Australia emitted 14.91 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 25921094.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 386.61 million tonnes emitted by Australia in 2021 come from the following sources:
Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
Oil |
134.69 |
5.2 |
Gas |
80.16 |
3.09 |
Coal |
151.54 |
5.85 |
Cement |
2.9 |
0.11 |
Flaring |
13.28 |
0.51 |
See how Australia compares to other countries in 2021 rankings.