How have things changed?, per capita in Australia
Australia: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.0127 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.0127 metric tons per person
Change on year
down 4.9%
World rank
94th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.0158 metric tons per person
in 2005
All-time low
0.0074 metric tons per person
in 1965
Years of data
60
1965–2024
How have things changed?, per capita in Australia, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.0127 metric tons per person for how have things changed?, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Australia peaked at 0.0158 metric tons per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0074 metric tons per person, in 1965.
Australia ranks 94th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0074 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0083 metric tons per person | +11.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0085 metric tons per person | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0092 metric tons per person | +8.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0081 metric tons per person | -12.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0084 metric tons per person | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 0.009 metric tons per person | +7.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0097 metric tons per person | +7.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0097 metric tons per person | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0105 metric tons per person | +8.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0082 metric tons per person | -21.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0083 metric tons per person | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0105 metric tons per person | +26.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0099 metric tons per person | -5.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0101 metric tons per person | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0099 metric tons per person | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0109 metric tons per person | +9.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0119 metric tons per person | +9.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0116 metric tons per person | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0119 metric tons per person | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0109 metric tons per person | -8.5% |
| 1986 | 0.012 metric tons per person | +10.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0137 metric tons per person | +13.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0142 metric tons per person | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0127 metric tons per person | -10.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0146 metric tons per person | +15.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0152 metric tons per person | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0156 metric tons per person | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0158 metric tons per person | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0139 metric tons per person | -12.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0145 metric tons per person | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.014 metric tons per person | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0139 metric tons per person | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0141 metric tons per person | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0146 metric tons per person | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0132 metric tons per person | -9.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0131 metric tons per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0132 metric tons per person | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0142 metric tons per person | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0151 metric tons per person | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0158 metric tons per person | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0137 metric tons per person | -13.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0129 metric tons per person | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0128 metric tons per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0125 metric tons per person | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.013 metric tons per person | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0128 metric tons per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0129 metric tons per person | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0117 metric tons per person | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0109 metric tons per person | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0114 metric tons per person | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0123 metric tons per person | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 0.013 metric tons per person | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0127 metric tons per person | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0125 metric tons per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0122 metric tons per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0137 metric tons per person | +12.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0139 metric tons per person | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0133 metric tons per person | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0127 metric tons per person | -4.9% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0127 metric tons per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0138 metric tons per person, 92% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0127 metric tons per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0382 metric tons per person, 33% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0083 metric tons per person | 0.0074 metric tons per person | 0.0092 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0094 metric tons per person | 0.0082 metric tons per person | 0.0105 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.012 metric tons per person | 0.0099 metric tons per person | 0.0142 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0146 metric tons per person | 0.0139 metric tons per person | 0.0158 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0137 metric tons per person | 0.0125 metric tons per person | 0.0158 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0123 metric tons per person | 0.0109 metric tons per person | 0.013 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0132 metric tons per person | 0.0122 metric tons per person | 0.0139 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per capita in Australia?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Australia was 0.0127 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0158 metric tons per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0074 metric tons per person in 1965.
- How does Australia rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Australia ranks 94th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.