Electricity includes generating, transmitting, distributing, and selling electricity. What is Mt CO₂-e? Emissions are a combination of gases. Most are Carbon Dioxide (CO₂). The other gases are measured as a Carbon Dioxide equivalent (CO₂-e) based on the amount of heat they trap in the atmosphere. They’re measured in Million Tonnes (Mt)
Electricity emissions target
Emissions History - Mt CO₂-e
Australia
Data
Emissions History
Australia
|
YEAR |
QUARTER |
12 MTHS |
Mt CO₂-e |
NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05 | Sep 2004 | 51.2 | - | |
| 2004-05 | Dec 2004 | 46.3 | 9.7% | |
| 2004-05 | Mar 2005 | 49.4 | 6.7% | |
| 2004-05 | Jun 2005 | 196.7 | 49.8 | 0.8% |
| 2005-06 | Sep 2005 | 197.9 | 52.4 | 5.4% |
| 2005-06 | Dec 2005 | 199.1 | 47.5 | 9.4% |
| 2005-06 | Mar 2006 | 200.0 | 50.3 | 5.8% |
| 2005-06 | Jun 2006 | 201.2 | 51.0 | 1.3% |
| 2006-07 | Sep 2006 | 202.1 | 53.3 | 4.6% |
| 2006-07 | Dec 2006 | 202.6 | 48.1 | 9.8% |
| 2006-07 | Mar 2007 | 203.3 | 51.0 | 6.1% |
| 2006-07 | Jun 2007 | 204.0 | 51.7 | 1.3% |
| 2007-08 | Sep 2007 | 204.5 | 53.7 | 4.0% |
| 2007-08 | Dec 2007 | 204.7 | 48.3 | 10.1% |
| 2007-08 | Mar 2008 | 205.4 | 51.7 | 7.0% |
| 2007-08 | Jun 2008 | 205.9 | 52.1 | 0.9% |
| 2008-09 | Sep 2008 | 207.3 | 55.1 | 5.8% |
| 2008-09 | Dec 2008 | 208.3 | 49.3 | 10.6% |
| 2008-09 | Mar 2009 | 210.1 | 53.5 | 8.5% |
| 2008-09 | Jun 2009 | 211.6 | 53.7 | 0.3% |
| 2009-10 | Sep 2009 | 209.8 | 53.3 | 0.7% |
| 2009-10 | Dec 2009 | 208.4 | 47.9 | 10.1% |
| 2009-10 | Mar 2010 | 206.8 | 51.9 | 8.1% |
| 2009-10 | Jun 2010 | 205.0 | 51.9 | 0.1% |
| 2010-11 | Sep 2010 | 203.2 | 51.5 | 0.8% |
| 2010-11 | Dec 2010 | 202.0 | 46.7 | 9.3% |
| 2010-11 | Mar 2011 | 200.3 | 50.2 | 7.4% |
| 2010-11 | Jun 2011 | 198.4 | 50.0 | 0.2% |
| 2011-12 | Sep 2011 | 198.0 | 51.1 | 2.1% |
| 2011-12 | Dec 2011 | 200.0 | 48.6 | 4.8% |
| 2011-12 | Mar 2012 | 200.3 | 50.5 | 3.9% |
| 2011-12 | Jun 2012 | 199.0 | 48.8 | 3.5% |
| 2012-13 | Sep 2012 | 195.0 | 47.1 | 3.4% |
| 2012-13 | Dec 2012 | 192.0 | 45.6 | 3.3% |
| 2012-13 | Mar 2013 | 188.6 | 47.1 | 3.4% |
| 2012-13 | Jun 2013 | 187.0 | 47.1 | 0.0% |
| 2013-14 | Sep 2013 | 184.4 | 44.5 | 5.6% |
| 2013-14 | Dec 2013 | 182.8 | 43.9 | 1.3% |
| 2013-14 | Mar 2014 | 182.4 | 46.8 | 6.6% |
| 2013-14 | Jun 2014 | 180.7 | 45.4 | 3.0% |
| 2014-15 | Sep 2014 | 183.6 | 47.4 | 4.4% |
| 2014-15 | Dec 2014 | 186.3 | 46.6 | 1.7% |
| 2014-15 | Mar 2015 | 187.2 | 47.7 | 2.3% |
| 2014-15 | Jun 2015 | 189.0 | 47.2 | 1.0% |
| 2015-16 | Sep 2015 | 190.8 | 49.3 | 4.3% |
| 2015-16 | Dec 2015 | 192.1 | 47.9 | 2.9% |
| 2015-16 | Mar 2016 | 193.8 | 49.5 | 3.4% |
| 2015-16 | Jun 2016 | 194.7 | 48.1 | 2.7% |
| 2016-17 | Sep 2016 | 193.5 | 48.0 | 0.2% |
| 2016-17 | Dec 2016 | 189.9 | 44.2 | 7.9% |
| 2016-17 | Mar 2017 | 189.1 | 48.7 | 10.1% |
| 2016-17 | Jun 2017 | 189.8 | 48.8 | 0.2% |
| 2017-18 | Sep 2017 | 188.1 | 46.4 | 5.0% |
| 2017-18 | Dec 2017 | 188.8 | 44.9 | 3.1% |
| 2017-18 | Mar 2018 | 186.7 | 46.6 | 3.8% |
| 2017-18 | Jun 2018 | 183.7 | 45.8 | 1.8% |
| 2018-19 | Sep 2018 | 182.7 | 45.4 | 0.8% |
| 2018-19 | Dec 2018 | 181.5 | 43.7 | 3.7% |
| 2018-19 | Mar 2019 | 181.3 | 46.4 | 6.0% |
| 2018-19 | Jun 2019 | 179.3 | 43.8 | 5.5% |
| 2019-20 | Sep 2019 | 177.6 | 43.7 | 0.3% |
| 2019-20 | Dec 2019 | 176.2 | 42.3 | 3.2% |
| 2019-20 | Mar 2020 | 174.1 | 44.3 | 4.8% |
| 2019-20 | Jun 2020 | 172.0 | 41.8 | 5.6% |
| 2020-21 | Sep 2020 | 170.6 | 42.2 | 1.0% |
| 2020-21 | Dec 2020 | 167.4 | 39.1 | 7.4% |
| 2020-21 | Mar 2021 | 163.8 | 40.7 | 4.0% |
| 2020-21 | Jun 2021 | 163.3 | 41.3 | 1.7% |
| 2021-22 | Sep 2021 | 161.6 | 40.5 | 1.9% |
| 2021-22 | Dec 2021 | 159.5 | 36.9 | 8.9% |
| 2021-22 | Mar 2022 | 158.6 | 39.8 | 7.7% |
| 2021-22 | Jun 2022 | 156.8 | 39.5 | 0.8% |
| 2022-23 | Sep 2022 | 156.9 | 40.7 | 3.1% |
| 2022-23 | Dec 2022 | 154.9 | 34.9 | 14.2% |
| 2022-23 | Mar 2023 | 153.8 | 38.7 | 10.7% |
| 2022-23 | Jun 2023 | 153.3 | 39.0 | 0.9% |
| 2023-24 | Sep 2023 | 150.6 | 38.0 | 2.7% |
| 2023-24 | Dec 2023 | 150.6 | 34.9 | 8.1% |
| 2023-24 | Mar 2024 | 151.1 | 39.2 | 12.4% |
Source: DCCEEW Quarterly updates
