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