Austria vs Denmark: Methane emissions
Austria
9.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Denmark
10.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Austria rank
104th
Denmark rank
101st
Methane emissions over time
- Austria
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 10.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 9.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Austria, a difference of 906,420 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 104th and Denmark ranks 101st of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 14 and Denmark in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
| 1860s | 3.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
| 1870s | 3.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
| 1880s | 4.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
| 1890s | 4.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
| 1900s | 5.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
| 1910s | 5.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
| 1920s | 5.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 591,515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
| 1930s | 5.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 202,790 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
| 1940s | 6.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 543,118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1950s | 9.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 668,441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1960s | 13.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 813,740 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
| 1970s | 14.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
| 1980s | 15.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
| 1990s | 13.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
| 2000s | 10.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
| 2010s | 9.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 428,632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 2020s | 9.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Austria or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 10.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 9.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Austria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Austria and Denmark?
- 906,420 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Denmark?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Denmark rank globally for methane emissions?
- Austria ranks 104th and Denmark ranks 101st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. 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.