Australia Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions 1970-2021
Total greenhouse gas emissions in kt of CO2 equivalent are composed of CO2 totals excluding short-cycle biomass burning (such as agricultural waste burning and Savannah burning) but including other biomass burning (such as forest fires, post-burn decay, peat fires and decay of drained peatlands), all anthropogenic CH4 sources, N2O sources and F-gases (HFCs, PFCs and SF6).
- Australia greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2012 was 761,686.27, a 3.07% decline from 2011.
- Australia greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2011 was 785,795.15, a 0.47% increase from 2010.
- Australia greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2010 was 782,102.69, a 29.23% decline from 2009.
- Australia greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2009 was 1,105,167.24, a 23.81% increase from 2008.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
| United States |
6,343,840.51 |
| Japan |
1,478,858.88 |
| Canada |
1,027,063.85 |
| Germany |
951,716.71 |
| Australia |
761,686.27 |
| South Korea |
668,989.65 |
| United Kingdom |
585,779.78 |
| France |
499,146.63 |
| Italy |
482,634.00 |
| Poland |
414,606.89 |
| Argentina |
380,295.32 |
| Spain |
348,257.29 |
| UAE |
204,888.72 |
| Netherlands |
195,873.76 |
| Czech Republic |
138,957.42 |
| Belgium |
133,373.68 |
| Chile |
120,687.89 |
| Qatar |
103,155.12 |
| Greece |
100,571.17 |
| Austria |
90,460.21 |
| Israel |
84,044.43 |
| New Zealand |
78,130.98 |
| Portugal |
72,524.22 |
| Finland |
69,072.94 |
| Sweden |
65,767.79 |
| Norway |
63,536.73 |
| Hungary |
62,988.40 |
| Ireland |
62,433.01 |
| Oman |
62,201.55 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
61,308.53 |
| Hong Kong |
58,633.52 |
| Singapore |
55,910.28 |
| Switzerland |
54,108.10 |
| Denmark |
53,703.22 |
| Slovak Republic |
46,301.27 |
| Uruguay |
34,237.83 |
| Bahrain |
32,849.11 |
| Croatia |
30,421.05 |
| Lithuania |
29,442.21 |
| Estonia |
23,292.78 |
| Slovenia |
21,074.75 |
| Panama |
16,248.77 |
| Brunei |
14,828.97 |
| Latvia |
13,943.92 |
| Luxembourg |
12,611.00 |
| Cyprus |
7,431.19 |
| Iceland |
5,514.85 |
| Bahamas |
4,865.21 |
| Puerto Rico |
3,293.25 |
| Barbados |
1,540.62 |
| Seychelles |
910.29 |
| Bermuda |
632.88 |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
552.75 |
| Gibraltar |
473.01 |
| Guam |
85.87 |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.) |
61.49 |
| Northern Mariana Islands |
12.49 |
| Australia Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions - Historical Data |
| Year |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
Annual % Change |
| 2012 |
761,686.27 |
-3.07% |
| 2011 |
785,795.15 |
0.47% |
| 2010 |
782,102.69 |
-29.23% |
| 2009 |
1,105,167.24 |
23.81% |
| 2008 |
892,629.27 |
-16.23% |
| 2007 |
1,065,623.87 |
-4.82% |
| 2006 |
1,119,632.10 |
23.14% |
| 2005 |
909,262.03 |
-20.54% |
| 2004 |
1,144,343.87 |
11.79% |
| 2003 |
1,023,667.58 |
-8.39% |
| 2002 |
1,117,450.02 |
-9.99% |
| 2001 |
1,241,515.99 |
14.82% |
| 2000 |
1,081,244.41 |
-9.15% |
| 1999 |
1,190,138.38 |
29.25% |
| 1998 |
920,773.48 |
-0.03% |
| 1997 |
921,012.05 |
80.99% |
| 1996 |
508,882.83 |
4.00% |
| 1995 |
489,294.15 |
-6.34% |
| 1994 |
522,429.54 |
8.96% |
| 1993 |
479,463.74 |
-1.55% |
| 1992 |
486,991.98 |
-2.47% |
| 1991 |
499,346.73 |
3.53% |
| 1990 |
482,298.26 |
4.63% |
| 1989 |
460,970.01 |
6.04% |
| 1988 |
434,706.16 |
5.30% |
| 1987 |
412,842.80 |
-5.04% |
| 1986 |
434,735.11 |
-4.81% |
| 1985 |
456,717.64 |
14.71% |
| 1984 |
398,135.52 |
2.96% |
| 1983 |
386,673.56 |
-9.81% |
| 1982 |
428,739.96 |
10.53% |
| 1981 |
387,882.44 |
-10.59% |
| 1980 |
433,837.44 |
5.27% |
| 1979 |
412,123.02 |
9.04% |
| 1978 |
377,956.13 |
-8.91% |
| 1977 |
414,927.11 |
1.80% |
| 1976 |
407,572.61 |
7.95% |
| 1975 |
377,568.65 |
6.11% |
| 1974 |
355,842.87 |
6.78% |
| 1973 |
333,243.56 |
-6.24% |
| 1972 |
355,430.77 |
13.03% |
| 1971 |
314,446.15 |
-1.44% |
| 1970 |
319,036.60 |
-1.44% |
