Austria vs Sweden: Annual CO₂ emissions from oil

Austria
28.89 million tonnes
in 2024
Sweden
27.15 million tonnes
in 2024
Austria rank
49th
Sweden rank
50th

Annual CO₂ emissions from oil over time

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How they compare

Austria currently reports 28.89 million tonnes against 27.15 million tonnes in Sweden, a difference of 1.74 million tonnes.

That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 187 shared years of data; in 1834 it was Sweden ahead.

Austria ranks 49th and Sweden ranks 50th of 215 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Sweden Difference Ahead
1830s 0 tonnes 0 tonnes 0 tonnes
1840s 0 tonnes 0 tonnes 0 tonnes
1850s 0 tonnes 0 tonnes 0 tonnes
1860s 14,653 tonnes 3,666 tonnes 10,986 tonnes Austria
1870s 227,172 tonnes 27,836 tonnes 199,336 tonnes Austria
1880s 383,630 tonnes 74,007 tonnes 309,623 tonnes Austria
1890s 321,697 tonnes 160,131 tonnes 161,566 tonnes Austria
1900s 0 tonnes 320,225 tonnes 320,225 tonnes Sweden
1910s 0 tonnes 412,957 tonnes 412,957 tonnes Sweden
1920s 470,831 tonnes 888,163 tonnes 417,332 tonnes Sweden
1930s 784,443 tonnes 2.90 million tonnes 2.12 million tonnes Sweden
1940s 2.66 million tonnes 3.86 million tonnes 1.20 million tonnes Sweden
1950s 4.84 million tonnes 21.15 million tonnes 16.31 million tonnes Sweden
1960s 14.88 million tonnes 53.38 million tonnes 38.49 million tonnes Sweden
1970s 30.43 million tonnes 76.95 million tonnes 46.52 million tonnes Sweden
1980s 27.60 million tonnes 50.88 million tonnes 23.29 million tonnes Sweden
1990s 31.74 million tonnes 43.24 million tonnes 11.51 million tonnes Sweden
2000s 36.49 million tonnes 38.59 million tonnes 2.11 million tonnes Sweden
2010s 33.64 million tonnes 31.19 million tonnes 2.45 million tonnes Austria
2020s 30.38 million tonnes 26.58 million tonnes 3.80 million tonnes Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from oil, Austria or Sweden?
Austria, at 28.89 million tonnes against 27.15 million tonnes in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from oil between Austria and Sweden?
1.74 million tonnes, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sweden?
187 years are reported by both, from 1834 to 2024.
How do Austria and Sweden rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from oil?
Austria ranks 49th and Sweden ranks 50th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from oil
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 21,740 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes.