Austria vs Brazil: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal

Austria
2.78 billion tonnes
in 2024
Brazil
2.71 billion tonnes
in 2024
Austria rank
26th
Brazil rank
27th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time

  • Austria
  • Brazil
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 2.78 billion tonnes against 2.71 billion tonnes in Brazil, a difference of 67.86 million tonnes.

Across all 169 years both countries report, Austria has been ahead every year.

Austria ranks 26th and Brazil ranks 27th of 179 countries.

Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Brazil Difference Ahead
1850s 58.87 million tonnes 664,430 tonnes 58.21 million tonnes Austria
1860s 99.66 million tonnes 3.75 million tonnes 95.91 million tonnes Austria
1870s 172.37 million tonnes 11.19 million tonnes 161.18 million tonnes Austria
1880s 281.01 million tonnes 21.37 million tonnes 259.64 million tonnes Austria
1890s 425.36 million tonnes 39.32 million tonnes 386.04 million tonnes Austria
1900s 687.38 million tonnes 65.21 million tonnes 622.17 million tonnes Austria
1910s 1.11 billion tonnes 105.42 million tonnes 1.00 billion tonnes Austria
1920s 1.29 billion tonnes 145.62 million tonnes 1.14 billion tonnes Austria
1930s 1.46 billion tonnes 199.72 million tonnes 1.26 billion tonnes Austria
1940s 1.54 billion tonnes 257.57 million tonnes 1.28 billion tonnes Austria
1950s 1.70 billion tonnes 320.10 million tonnes 1.38 billion tonnes Austria
1960s 1.89 billion tonnes 375.37 million tonnes 1.51 billion tonnes Austria
1970s 2.05 billion tonnes 467.11 million tonnes 1.58 billion tonnes Austria
1980s 2.19 billion tonnes 674.79 million tonnes 1.52 billion tonnes Austria
1990s 2.35 billion tonnes 1.07 billion tonnes 1.28 billion tonnes Austria
2000s 2.51 billion tonnes 1.55 billion tonnes 952.36 million tonnes Austria
2010s 2.66 billion tonnes 2.13 billion tonnes 529.15 million tonnes Austria
2020s 2.76 billion tonnes 2.60 billion tonnes 154.84 million tonnes Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Austria or Brazil?
Austria, at 2.78 billion tonnes against 2.71 billion tonnes in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Austria and Brazil?
67.86 million tonnes, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Brazil?
169 years are reported by both, from 1856 to 2024.
How do Austria and Brazil rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
Austria ranks 26th and Brazil ranks 27th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
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
179 places, 18,115 data points, 1750–2024
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.