Austria vs United Arab Emirates: Cumulative CO₂ emissions

Austria
5.75 billion tonnes
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
5.82 billion tonnes
in 2024
Austria rank
36th
United Arab Emirates rank
35th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time

  • Austria
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 5.82 billion tonnes against 5.75 billion tonnes in Austria, a difference of 74.58 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 36th and United Arab Emirates ranks 35th of 215 countries.

Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1950s 1.91 billion tonnes 10,992 tonnes 1.91 billion tonnes Austria
1960s 2.11 billion tonnes 2.67 million tonnes 2.11 billion tonnes Austria
1970s 2.59 billion tonnes 171.65 million tonnes 2.42 billion tonnes Austria
1980s 3.15 billion tonnes 560.38 million tonnes 2.59 billion tonnes Austria
1990s 3.74 billion tonnes 1.13 billion tonnes 2.61 billion tonnes Austria
2000s 4.44 billion tonnes 2.07 billion tonnes 2.36 billion tonnes Austria
2010s 5.14 billion tonnes 3.81 billion tonnes 1.33 billion tonnes Austria
2020s 5.63 billion tonnes 5.40 billion tonnes 237.57 million tonnes Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Austria or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 5.82 billion tonnes against 5.75 billion tonnes in Austria as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Austria and United Arab Emirates?
74.58 million tonnes, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and United Arab Emirates?
66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
How do Austria and United Arab Emirates rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
Austria ranks 36th and United Arab Emirates ranks 35th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.