Ember · Energy

Australia: Power sector emissions

148.09Mt CO2e · 2025-20.1% since 2015

Greenhouse gas emissions from electricity generation, as estimated by Ember. Annual figures for Australia from 1985 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (Mt CO2e)Note
2025148.095
2024156.001
2023152.645
2022157.735
2021162.086
2020170.355
2019178.223
2018180.83
2017185.998
2016184.292
2015185.388
2014181.849
2013181.261
2012187.279
2011192.072
2010194.664
2009196.217
2008194.221
2007192.376
2006188.134
2005182.693
2004181.746
2003178.976
2002177.605
2001180.113
2000174.776
1999166.158
1998160.285
1997151.195
1996143.27
1995138.939
1994134.148
1993129.945
1992126.829
1991124.031
1990122.271
1989117.711
1988110.608
1987104.841
198698.632
198593.92

Source

Published by Ember, produced by Ember. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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Ember (2026). Power sector emissions. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/ember-power-emissions (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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