Austria vs Germany: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Austria
0.388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Germany
0.3851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Austria rank
67th
Germany rank
69th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Austria
- Germany
How they compare
Austria currently reports 0.388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Germany, a difference of 0.0029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Germany ahead.
Austria ranks 67th and Germany ranks 69th of 196 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1970s | 0.7828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1980s | 0.7298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1990s | 0.5893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.5071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.4488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.4054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Austria or Germany?
- Austria, at 0.388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Austria and Germany?
- 0.0029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Germany?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Germany rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Austria ranks 67th and Germany ranks 69th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.