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
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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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.