Austria vs Greece: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Austria
2.00 billion tonnes
in 2024
Greece
2.12 billion tonnes
in 2024
Austria rank
42nd
Greece rank
40th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Austria
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 2.12 billion tonnes against 2.00 billion tonnes in Austria, a difference of 125.19 million tonnes.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 144 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 42nd and Greece ranks 40th of 215 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 14 and Greece in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 95,241 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 95,241 tonnes | Austria |
| 1870s | 900,320 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 900,320 tonnes | Austria |
| 1880s | 4.88 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 4.88 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1890s | 8.69 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 8.69 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1900s | 9.47 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 9.47 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1910s | 9.47 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 9.47 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1920s | 11.57 million tonnes | 447,003 tonnes | 11.13 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1930s | 18.99 million tonnes | 4.92 million tonnes | 14.06 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1940s | 35.38 million tonnes | 7.45 million tonnes | 27.93 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1950s | 70.13 million tonnes | 27.94 million tonnes | 42.19 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1960s | 166.14 million tonnes | 88.01 million tonnes | 78.13 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1970s | 407.35 million tonnes | 259.09 million tonnes | 148.26 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1980s | 701.25 million tonnes | 547.95 million tonnes | 153.30 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1990s | 996.71 million tonnes | 899.26 million tonnes | 97.45 million tonnes | Austria |
| 2000s | 1.34 billion tonnes | 1.36 billion tonnes | 18.49 million tonnes | Greece |
| 2010s | 1.69 billion tonnes | 1.80 billion tonnes | 108.61 million tonnes | Greece |
| 2020s | 1.94 billion tonnes | 2.05 billion tonnes | 117.58 million tonnes | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Austria or Greece?
- Greece, at 2.12 billion tonnes against 2.00 billion tonnes in Austria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Austria and Greece?
- 125.19 million tonnes, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Greece?
- 144 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Greece rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Austria ranks 42nd and Greece ranks 40th 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.