Austria vs Italy: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Austria
2.78 billion tonnes
in 2024
Italy
4.80 billion tonnes
in 2024
Austria rank
26th
Italy rank
23rd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Austria
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 4.80 billion tonnes against 2.78 billion tonnes in Austria, a difference of 2.02 billion tonnes.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.7 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 165 shared years of data; in 1860 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 26th and Italy ranks 23rd of 179 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 10 and Italy in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 99.66 million tonnes | 5.44 million tonnes | 94.21 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1870s | 172.37 million tonnes | 27.73 million tonnes | 144.64 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1880s | 281.01 million tonnes | 80.79 million tonnes | 200.22 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1890s | 425.36 million tonnes | 184.25 million tonnes | 241.12 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1900s | 687.38 million tonnes | 326.63 million tonnes | 360.75 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1910s | 1.11 billion tonnes | 558.28 million tonnes | 547.82 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1920s | 1.29 billion tonnes | 796.24 million tonnes | 492.95 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1930s | 1.46 billion tonnes | 1.13 billion tonnes | 330.52 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1940s | 1.54 billion tonnes | 1.43 billion tonnes | 115.25 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1950s | 1.70 billion tonnes | 1.67 billion tonnes | 30.57 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1960s | 1.89 billion tonnes | 1.97 billion tonnes | 81.17 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1970s | 2.05 billion tonnes | 2.28 billion tonnes | 236.88 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1980s | 2.19 billion tonnes | 2.71 billion tonnes | 516.91 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1990s | 2.35 billion tonnes | 3.28 billion tonnes | 931.06 million tonnes | Italy |
| 2000s | 2.51 billion tonnes | 3.87 billion tonnes | 1.37 billion tonnes | Italy |
| 2010s | 2.66 billion tonnes | 4.48 billion tonnes | 1.82 billion tonnes | Italy |
| 2020s | 2.76 billion tonnes | 4.76 billion tonnes | 2.00 billion tonnes | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Austria or Italy?
- Italy, at 4.80 billion tonnes against 2.78 billion tonnes in Austria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Austria and Italy?
- 2.02 billion tonnes, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Italy?
- 165 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Italy rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Austria ranks 26th and Italy ranks 23rd 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.