Austria vs Netherlands: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables
Austria
6.18 tonnes per person
in 2024
Netherlands
6.3 tonnes per person
in 2024
Austria rank
49th
Netherlands rank
46th
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables over time
- Austria
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 6.3 tonnes per person against 6.18 tonnes per person in Austria, a difference of 0.12 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 179 shared years of data; in 1846 it was Netherlands ahead.
Austria ranks 49th and Netherlands ranks 46th of 213 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 6 and Netherlands in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.5647 tonnes per person | 1.13 tonnes per person | 0.5617 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
| 1850s | 0.9694 tonnes per person | 1.28 tonnes per person | 0.3117 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 1.29 tonnes per person | 1.25 tonnes per person | 0.0386 tonnes per person | Austria |
| 1870s | 1.85 tonnes per person | 1.49 tonnes per person | 0.3505 tonnes per person | Austria |
| 1880s | 2.5 tonnes per person | 2.17 tonnes per person | 0.3342 tonnes per person | Austria |
| 1890s | 3.38 tonnes per person | 2.5 tonnes per person | 0.882 tonnes per person | Austria |
| 1900s | 5.46 tonnes per person | 3.04 tonnes per person | 2.42 tonnes per person | Austria |
| 1910s | 4.94 tonnes per person | 3.4 tonnes per person | 1.54 tonnes per person | Austria |
| 1920s | 2.94 tonnes per person | 4.3 tonnes per person | 1.36 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 2.02 tonnes per person | 4.94 tonnes per person | 2.92 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 1.88 tonnes per person | 3.73 tonnes per person | 1.84 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 3.67 tonnes per person | 5.58 tonnes per person | 1.91 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 5.19 tonnes per person | 7.84 tonnes per person | 2.65 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 7.46 tonnes per person | 11.81 tonnes per person | 4.35 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 7.13 tonnes per person | 10.37 tonnes per person | 3.24 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 8.12 tonnes per person | 11.15 tonnes per person | 3.02 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 8.97 tonnes per person | 10.72 tonnes per person | 1.76 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 7.89 tonnes per person | 9.6 tonnes per person | 1.72 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 6.7 tonnes per person | 7.11 tonnes per person | 0.4094 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables, Austria or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 6.3 tonnes per person against 6.18 tonnes per person in Austria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables between Austria and Netherlands?
- 0.12 tonnes per person, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Netherlands?
- 179 years are reported by both, from 1846 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Netherlands rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables?
- Austria ranks 49th and Netherlands ranks 46th 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. share of electricity generation from renewables. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.