Austria vs Greece: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Austria
3.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Greece
3.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Austria rank
97th
Greece rank
94th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time
- Austria
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 3.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Austria, a difference of 397,080 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Greece ahead.
Austria ranks 97th and Greece ranks 94th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Greece in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 360,409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 364,277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1860s | 387,816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 389,771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1870s | 464,492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 480,421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15,930 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1880s | 576,822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 618,224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41,402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1890s | 729,895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 811,943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 82,048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1900s | 825,048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 931,359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 106,311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1910s | 807,068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 900,680 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 93,612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1920s | 895,821 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 114,238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1930s | 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 117,746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1940s | 1.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 240,041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1950s | 3.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 291,810 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1960s | 4.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 56,566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
| 1970s | 5.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 388,179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1980s | 5.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1990s | 4.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 2000s | 4.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 2010s | 3.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 883,271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 2020s | 3.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 505,228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Austria or Greece?
- Greece, at 3.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Austria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Austria and Greece?
- 397,080 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Greece?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Greece rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
- Austria ranks 97th and Greece ranks 94th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.