Austria vs Belarus: CO₂ emissions per capita

Austria
6.18 tonnes per person
in 2024
Belarus
6.16 tonnes per person
in 2024
Austria rank
49th
Belarus rank
50th

CO₂ emissions per capita over time

  • Austria
  • Belarus
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 6.18 tonnes per person against 6.16 tonnes per person in Belarus, a difference of 0.02 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 173 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 49th and Belarus ranks 50th of 213 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 15 and Belarus in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Belarus Difference Ahead
1830s 0.1344 tonnes per person 0.0002 tonnes per person 0.1342 tonnes per person Austria
1850s 1.16 tonnes per person 0.0031 tonnes per person 1.15 tonnes per person Austria
1860s 1.29 tonnes per person 0.0132 tonnes per person 1.28 tonnes per person Austria
1870s 1.85 tonnes per person 0.0522 tonnes per person 1.79 tonnes per person Austria
1880s 2.5 tonnes per person 0.1208 tonnes per person 2.38 tonnes per person Austria
1890s 3.38 tonnes per person 0.2491 tonnes per person 3.13 tonnes per person Austria
1900s 5.46 tonnes per person 0.4387 tonnes per person 5.02 tonnes per person Austria
1910s 4.94 tonnes per person 0.455 tonnes per person 4.49 tonnes per person Austria
1920s 2.94 tonnes per person 0.287 tonnes per person 2.66 tonnes per person Austria
1930s 2.02 tonnes per person 1.19 tonnes per person 0.8266 tonnes per person Austria
1940s 1.88 tonnes per person 1.54 tonnes per person 0.3444 tonnes per person Austria
1950s 3.67 tonnes per person 3.68 tonnes per person 0.0053 tonnes per person Belarus
1960s 5.19 tonnes per person 5.92 tonnes per person 0.7259 tonnes per person Belarus
1970s 7.46 tonnes per person 8.73 tonnes per person 1.27 tonnes per person Belarus
1980s 7.13 tonnes per person 10.62 tonnes per person 3.49 tonnes per person Belarus
1990s 8.12 tonnes per person 7.45 tonnes per person 0.6744 tonnes per person Austria
2000s 8.97 tonnes per person 5.99 tonnes per person 2.98 tonnes per person Austria
2010s 7.89 tonnes per person 6.49 tonnes per person 1.4 tonnes per person Austria
2020s 6.7 tonnes per person 6.28 tonnes per person 0.4178 tonnes per person Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Austria or Belarus?
Austria, at 6.18 tonnes per person against 6.16 tonnes per person in Belarus as of 2024.
What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Austria and Belarus?
0.02 tonnes per person, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belarus?
173 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2024.
How do Austria and Belarus rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?
Austria ranks 49th and Belarus ranks 50th 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
CO₂ emissions 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, 22,919 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed

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.