Austria vs Germany: Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions per capita
Austria
8.38 tonnes per person
in 2023
Germany
9.09 tonnes per person
in 2023
Austria rank
30th
Germany rank
28th
Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Austria
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 9.09 tonnes per person against 8.38 tonnes per person in Austria, a difference of 0.71 tonnes per person.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Germany ahead.
Austria ranks 30th and Germany ranks 28th of 120 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.68 tonnes per person | 14.08 tonnes per person | 2.4 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 2000s | 12.14 tonnes per person | 12.81 tonnes per person | 0.6687 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 2010s | 10.55 tonnes per person | 11.27 tonnes per person | 0.7237 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 2020s | 8.98 tonnes per person | 9.58 tonnes per person | 0.603 tonnes per person | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita, Austria or Germany?
- Germany, at 9.09 tonnes per person against 8.38 tonnes per person in Austria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita between Austria and Germany?
- 0.71 tonnes per person, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Germany?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Germany rank globally for consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita?
- Austria ranks 30th and Germany ranks 28th of 120 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 Consumption-based vs. territorial 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
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.