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
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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

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.