Austria vs Netherlands: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Austria
2.78 billion tonnes
in 2024
Netherlands
3.99 billion tonnes
in 2024
Austria rank
26th
Netherlands rank
24th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Austria
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 3.99 billion tonnes against 2.78 billion tonnes in Austria, a difference of 1.21 billion tonnes.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.4 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 179 shared years of data; in 1846 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 26th and Netherlands ranks 24th of 179 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 10 and Netherlands in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 24.94 million tonnes | 8.43 million tonnes | 16.51 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1850s | 46.20 million tonnes | 35.73 million tonnes | 10.47 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1860s | 99.66 million tonnes | 78.91 million tonnes | 20.74 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1870s | 172.37 million tonnes | 126.37 million tonnes | 46.00 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1880s | 281.01 million tonnes | 200.58 million tonnes | 80.42 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1890s | 425.36 million tonnes | 305.25 million tonnes | 120.12 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1900s | 687.38 million tonnes | 442.55 million tonnes | 244.83 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1910s | 1.11 billion tonnes | 641.29 million tonnes | 464.81 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1920s | 1.29 billion tonnes | 873.26 million tonnes | 415.93 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1930s | 1.46 billion tonnes | 1.23 billion tonnes | 228.83 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1940s | 1.54 billion tonnes | 1.57 billion tonnes | 30.02 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 1.70 billion tonnes | 1.96 billion tonnes | 259.48 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 1.89 billion tonnes | 2.37 billion tonnes | 480.78 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 2.05 billion tonnes | 2.58 billion tonnes | 529.02 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 2.19 billion tonnes | 2.73 billion tonnes | 533.90 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 2.35 billion tonnes | 3.03 billion tonnes | 686.97 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 2.51 billion tonnes | 3.37 billion tonnes | 868.25 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 2.66 billion tonnes | 3.72 billion tonnes | 1.06 billion tonnes | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 2.76 billion tonnes | 3.95 billion tonnes | 1.20 billion tonnes | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Austria or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 3.99 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 Netherlands?
- 1.21 billion tonnes, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Netherlands?
- 179 years are reported by both, from 1846 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Netherlands rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Austria ranks 26th and Netherlands ranks 24th 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.