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
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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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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
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
215 places, 21,740 data points, 1750–2024
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.