Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Net emissions are total emissions released, minus carbon deemed to have been removed from the atmosphere.

• Australia's 2030 target is to cut emissions by -43% from 2005 levels. That means reducing annual emissions to about 350 Mt CO₂-e.
• In the latest update, published in March 2026, annual emissions for Australia were 458 Mt CO₂-e (-1.4% versus the previous quarter).
• This data is updated quarterly.

Gross emissions are total emissions released before applying carbon removals. They show whether emissions are falling through real cuts or carbon accounting.

• Land Use is the only sector that can both release and absorb greenhouse gases. OnlyFacts uses 'net emissions excluding Land Use' as a rough proxy for gross emissions.
• It is imperfect because it also excludes emissions from Land Use activities themselves. It should therefore be treated as a rough guide.
• In the latest update, published in March 2026, annual gross emissions for Australia were 510 Mt CO₂-e (-1.2% versus the previous quarter).
• This data is updated quarterly.

• State and Territory emissions are reported separately from Australia's national emissions.
• This data is updated annually, and is up to two years old.