Austria vs Sweden: Imported or exported CO₂ emissions per capita
Austria
2.14 tonnes per person
in 2023
Sweden
2.37 tonnes per person
in 2023
Austria rank
19th
Sweden rank
17th
Imported or exported CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Austria
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 2.37 tonnes per person against 2.14 tonnes per person in Austria, a difference of 0.23 tonnes per person.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sweden ahead.
Austria ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 17th of 120 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.56 tonnes per person | 4.74 tonnes per person | 1.19 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 3.18 tonnes per person | 3.27 tonnes per person | 0.0922 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 2.66 tonnes per person | 2.91 tonnes per person | 0.2459 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 2.15 tonnes per person | 2.54 tonnes per person | 0.3873 tonnes per person | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imported or exported co₂ emissions per capita, Austria or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 2.37 tonnes per person against 2.14 tonnes per person in Austria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in imported or exported co₂ emissions per capita between Austria and Sweden?
- 0.23 tonnes per person, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sweden?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Sweden rank globally for imported or exported co₂ emissions per capita?
- Austria ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 17th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Imported or exported CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual net carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions embedded in trade, measured in tonnes per person.