Austria vs New Zealand: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region

Austria
68.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
New Zealand
81.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Austria rank
71st
New Zealand rank
68th

Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time

  • Austria
  • New Zealand
050.0M100.0M150.0M185019372024

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 81.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 68.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Austria, a difference of 13.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Austria's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was New Zealand ahead.

Austria ranks 71st and New Zealand ranks 68th of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria New Zealand Difference Ahead
1850s 10.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 18.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents New Zealand
1860s 12.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 18.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents New Zealand
1870s 16.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 21.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents New Zealand
1880s 21.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 32.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents New Zealand
1890s 28.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 41.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents New Zealand
1900s 45.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 41.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Austria
1910s 40.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 48.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents New Zealand
1920s 25.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 50.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 25.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents New Zealand
1930s 19.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 51.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 32.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents New Zealand
1940s 20.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 57.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 36.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents New Zealand
1950s 37.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 86.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 49.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents New Zealand
1960s 53.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 77.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 23.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents New Zealand
1970s 74.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 101.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 26.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents New Zealand
1980s 72.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 94.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 22.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents New Zealand
1990s 79.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 85.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents New Zealand
2000s 87.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 96.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents New Zealand
2010s 80.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 89.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents New Zealand
2020s 72.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 85.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Austria or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 81.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 68.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Austria as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Austria and New Zealand?
13.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and New Zealand?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Austria and New Zealand rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
Austria ranks 71st and New Zealand ranks 68th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.