Austria vs New Zealand: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita

Austria
6.18 tonnes per person
in 2024
New Zealand
6.23 tonnes per person
in 2024
Austria rank
49th
New Zealand rank
48th

CO₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita over time

  • Austria
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 6.23 tonnes per person against 6.18 tonnes per person in Austria, a difference of 0.05 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 21 times across 207 shared years of data; in 1807 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 49th and New Zealand ranks 48th of 213 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 19 and New Zealand in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria New Zealand Difference Ahead
1800s 0.0539 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0.0539 tonnes per person Austria
1810s 0.0755 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0.0755 tonnes per person Austria
1820s 0.1182 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0.1182 tonnes per person Austria
1830s 0.177 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0.177 tonnes per person Austria
1840s 0.4537 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0.4537 tonnes per person Austria
1850s 0.9694 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0.9694 tonnes per person Austria
1860s 1.29 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 1.29 tonnes per person Austria
1870s 1.85 tonnes per person 0.1802 tonnes per person 1.67 tonnes per person Austria
1880s 2.5 tonnes per person 1.78 tonnes per person 0.7252 tonnes per person Austria
1890s 3.38 tonnes per person 2.34 tonnes per person 1.04 tonnes per person Austria
1900s 5.46 tonnes per person 3.8 tonnes per person 1.66 tonnes per person Austria
1910s 4.94 tonnes per person 4.18 tonnes per person 0.7623 tonnes per person Austria
1920s 2.94 tonnes per person 3.03 tonnes per person 0.0837 tonnes per person New Zealand
1930s 2.02 tonnes per person 2.68 tonnes per person 0.6659 tonnes per person New Zealand
1940s 1.88 tonnes per person 3.05 tonnes per person 1.17 tonnes per person New Zealand
1950s 3.67 tonnes per person 4.41 tonnes per person 0.7439 tonnes per person New Zealand
1960s 5.19 tonnes per person 4.95 tonnes per person 0.2429 tonnes per person Austria
1970s 7.46 tonnes per person 5.76 tonnes per person 1.7 tonnes per person Austria
1980s 7.13 tonnes per person 6.44 tonnes per person 0.6885 tonnes per person Austria
1990s 8.12 tonnes per person 7.82 tonnes per person 0.2983 tonnes per person Austria
2000s 8.97 tonnes per person 8.71 tonnes per person 0.2554 tonnes per person Austria
2010s 7.89 tonnes per person 7.67 tonnes per person 0.2128 tonnes per person Austria
2020s 6.7 tonnes per person 6.41 tonnes per person 0.2868 tonnes per person Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita, Austria or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 6.23 tonnes per person against 6.18 tonnes per person in Austria as of 2024.
What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita between Austria and New Zealand?
0.05 tonnes per person, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and New Zealand?
207 years are reported by both, from 1807 to 2024.
How do Austria and New Zealand rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita?
Austria ranks 49th and New Zealand ranks 48th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 22,945 data points, 1750–2024
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.