Austria vs Denmark: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Austria
2.00 billion tonnes
in 2024
Denmark
1.94 billion tonnes
in 2024
Austria rank
42nd
Denmark rank
44th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Austria
- Denmark
How they compare
Austria currently reports 2.00 billion tonnes against 1.94 billion tonnes in Denmark, a difference of 59.23 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 182 shared years of data; in 1843 it was Denmark ahead.
Austria ranks 42nd and Denmark ranks 44th of 215 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 11 and Denmark in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1850s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1860s | 34,799 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 34,799 tonnes | Austria |
| 1870s | 1.17 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 1.17 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1880s | 4.53 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 4.53 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1890s | 8.32 million tonnes | 81,979 tonnes | 8.24 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1900s | 9.47 million tonnes | 102,474 tonnes | 9.37 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1910s | 9.47 million tonnes | 102,474 tonnes | 9.37 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1920s | 11.57 million tonnes | 102,474 tonnes | 11.47 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1930s | 18.99 million tonnes | 102,474 tonnes | 18.88 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1940s | 35.38 million tonnes | 102,474 tonnes | 35.28 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1950s | 70.13 million tonnes | 39.03 million tonnes | 31.10 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1960s | 166.14 million tonnes | 214.82 million tonnes | 48.67 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1970s | 407.35 million tonnes | 641.00 million tonnes | 233.65 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1980s | 701.25 million tonnes | 1.02 billion tonnes | 317.99 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1990s | 996.71 million tonnes | 1.28 billion tonnes | 279.67 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 2000s | 1.34 billion tonnes | 1.53 billion tonnes | 187.76 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 2010s | 1.69 billion tonnes | 1.75 billion tonnes | 55.93 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 2020s | 1.94 billion tonnes | 1.90 billion tonnes | 41.36 million tonnes | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Austria or Denmark?
- Austria, at 2.00 billion tonnes against 1.94 billion tonnes in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Austria and Denmark?
- 59.23 million tonnes, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Denmark?
- 182 years are reported by both, from 1843 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Denmark rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Austria ranks 42nd and Denmark ranks 44th of 215 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 oil. 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 oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.