Austria vs Slovakia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal

Austria
2.78 billion tonnes
in 2024
Slovakia
2.70 billion tonnes
in 2024
Austria rank
26th
Slovakia rank
28th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time

  • Austria
  • Slovakia
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 2.78 billion tonnes against 2.70 billion tonnes in Slovakia, a difference of 81.03 million tonnes.

Across all 165 years both countries report, Austria has been ahead every year.

Austria ranks 26th and Slovakia ranks 28th of 179 countries.

Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Slovakia Difference Ahead
1860s 99.66 million tonnes 2.83 million tonnes 96.83 million tonnes Austria
1870s 172.37 million tonnes 20.04 million tonnes 152.33 million tonnes Austria
1880s 281.01 million tonnes 68.12 million tonnes 212.89 million tonnes Austria
1890s 425.36 million tonnes 149.01 million tonnes 276.35 million tonnes Austria
1900s 687.38 million tonnes 259.15 million tonnes 428.23 million tonnes Austria
1910s 1.11 billion tonnes 393.01 million tonnes 713.09 million tonnes Austria
1920s 1.29 billion tonnes 512.09 million tonnes 777.10 million tonnes Austria
1930s 1.46 billion tonnes 629.28 million tonnes 827.69 million tonnes Austria
1940s 1.54 billion tonnes 786.23 million tonnes 756.18 million tonnes Austria
1950s 1.70 billion tonnes 974.58 million tonnes 728.16 million tonnes Austria
1960s 1.89 billion tonnes 1.25 billion tonnes 636.04 million tonnes Austria
1970s 2.05 billion tonnes 1.59 billion tonnes 459.95 million tonnes Austria
1980s 2.19 billion tonnes 1.94 billion tonnes 255.54 million tonnes Austria
1990s 2.35 billion tonnes 2.23 billion tonnes 112.11 million tonnes Austria
2000s 2.51 billion tonnes 2.43 billion tonnes 77.98 million tonnes Austria
2010s 2.66 billion tonnes 2.59 billion tonnes 73.58 million tonnes Austria
2020s 2.76 billion tonnes 2.68 billion tonnes 77.31 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 Slovakia?
Austria, at 2.78 billion tonnes against 2.70 billion tonnes in Slovakia as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Austria and Slovakia?
81.03 million tonnes, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Slovakia?
165 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2024.
How do Austria and Slovakia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
Austria ranks 26th and Slovakia ranks 28th 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

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
Last refreshed

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