Austria vs France: Methane emissions, per square kilometre
Austria
112.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
France
116.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Austria rank
73rd
France rank
70th
Methane emissions, per square kilometre over time
- Austria
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 116.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 112.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Austria, a difference of 3.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.
Austria ranks 73rd and France ranks 70th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and France in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 162.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 214.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 52.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | France |
| 1970s | 181.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 201.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 20.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | France |
| 1980s | 183.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 183.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 0.5017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Austria |
| 1990s | 160.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 160.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 0.4691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | France |
| 2000s | 130.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 153.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 23.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | France |
| 2010s | 113.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 139.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 26.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | France |
| 2020s | 112.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 122.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per square kilometre, Austria or France?
- France, at 116.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 112.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Austria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per square kilometre between Austria and France?
- 3.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and France?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Austria and France rank globally for methane emissions, per square kilometre?
- Austria ranks 73rd and France ranks 70th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane emissions, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Methane emissions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.