Austria vs Vietnam: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Austria
2.78 billion tonnes
in 2024
Vietnam
2.87 billion tonnes
in 2024
Austria rank
26th
Vietnam rank
25th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Austria
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 2.87 billion tonnes against 2.78 billion tonnes in Austria, a difference of 90.96 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1892 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 26th and Vietnam ranks 25th of 179 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 443.44 million tonnes | 1.77 million tonnes | 441.68 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1900s | 687.38 million tonnes | 7.06 million tonnes | 680.32 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1910s | 1.11 billion tonnes | 18.65 million tonnes | 1.09 billion tonnes | Austria |
| 1920s | 1.29 billion tonnes | 42.18 million tonnes | 1.25 billion tonnes | Austria |
| 1930s | 1.46 billion tonnes | 87.50 million tonnes | 1.37 billion tonnes | Austria |
| 1940s | 1.54 billion tonnes | 131.83 million tonnes | 1.41 billion tonnes | Austria |
| 1950s | 1.70 billion tonnes | 144.25 million tonnes | 1.56 billion tonnes | Austria |
| 1960s | 1.89 billion tonnes | 191.56 million tonnes | 1.69 billion tonnes | Austria |
| 1970s | 2.05 billion tonnes | 270.19 million tonnes | 1.78 billion tonnes | Austria |
| 1980s | 2.19 billion tonnes | 394.12 million tonnes | 1.80 billion tonnes | Austria |
| 1990s | 2.35 billion tonnes | 521.34 million tonnes | 1.82 billion tonnes | Austria |
| 2000s | 2.51 billion tonnes | 766.81 million tonnes | 1.74 billion tonnes | Austria |
| 2010s | 2.66 billion tonnes | 1.34 billion tonnes | 1.32 billion tonnes | Austria |
| 2020s | 2.76 billion tonnes | 2.46 billion tonnes | 300.52 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 Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 2.87 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 Vietnam?
- 90.96 million tonnes, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Vietnam?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Vietnam rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Austria ranks 26th and Vietnam ranks 25th 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.