Austria vs France: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre
Austria
68,993 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
France
73,816 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Austria rank
34th
France rank
33rd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre over time
- Austria
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 73,816 tonnes per square kilometre against 68,993 tonnes per square kilometre in Austria, a difference of 4,823 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 34th and France ranks 33rd of 204 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25,769 tonnes per square kilometre | 30,014 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,245 tonnes per square kilometre | France |
| 1970s | 31,425 tonnes per square kilometre | 38,170 tonnes per square kilometre | 6,746 tonnes per square kilometre | France |
| 1980s | 38,156 tonnes per square kilometre | 47,040 tonnes per square kilometre | 8,883 tonnes per square kilometre | France |
| 1990s | 45,328 tonnes per square kilometre | 54,481 tonnes per square kilometre | 9,154 tonnes per square kilometre | France |
| 2000s | 53,753 tonnes per square kilometre | 62,005 tonnes per square kilometre | 8,252 tonnes per square kilometre | France |
| 2010s | 62,336 tonnes per square kilometre | 68,903 tonnes per square kilometre | 6,568 tonnes per square kilometre | France |
| 2020s | 67,904 tonnes per square kilometre | 73,024 tonnes per square kilometre | 5,120 tonnes per square kilometre | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre, Austria or France?
- France, at 73,816 tonnes per square kilometre against 68,993 tonnes per square kilometre in Austria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre between Austria and France?
- 4,823 tonnes per square kilometre, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and France?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Austria and France rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre?
- Austria ranks 34th and France ranks 33rd of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.