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Australia - Carbon Emissions and Energy Consumption 591.45

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 203 economies tracked

Latest value

591.45 (2024)

Global rank

##14 of 203 economies

Share of global total

1.1%

Growth since 1970

1.87×

Ranking Race — Carbon Emissions and Energy Consumption

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#3#5#7#9#11#13#151970198019902000201020202024#14#142011 overtook Saudi Arabia2022 overtook Turkey
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Real annual global ranks, 1970 - 2024. Australia climbed from #14 to #14 (overtook Saudi Arabia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Australia ↓

Key Events — Australia

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1983
Floating of the dollar curated

AUD begins floating; financial deregulation follows.

2008
Global crisis resilience curated

Avoids recession on the back of China-driven commodity demand.

2011
Overtook Saudi Arabia in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 recession curated

First recession in nearly three decades.

2022
Overtook Turkey in global rank auto

Carbon Emissions and Energy Consumption, 1970-2024

World Bank WDI · Mt CO2eq · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19701985200020152024315.67415.4515.12614.85

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