Austria vs Greece: Methane emissions
Austria
9.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Greece
9.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Austria rank
104th
Greece rank
102nd
Methane emissions over time
- Austria
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 9.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 9.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Austria, a difference of 602,520 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Greece'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 Greece ranks 102nd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 12 and Greece in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 678,862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
| 1860s | 3.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 662,528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
| 1870s | 3.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 646,998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
| 1880s | 4.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 630,121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
| 1890s | 4.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 615,571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
| 1900s | 5.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 748,431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
| 1910s | 5.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 596,580 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
| 1920s | 5.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
| 1930s | 5.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 555,638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1940s | 6.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 321,863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1950s | 9.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
| 1960s | 13.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
| 1970s | 14.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
| 1980s | 15.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
| 1990s | 13.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 370,930 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 2000s | 10.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 2010s | 9.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 2020s | 9.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Austria or Greece?
- Greece, at 9.91 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 Greece?
- 602,520 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Greece?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Greece rank globally for methane emissions?
- Austria ranks 104th and Greece ranks 102nd 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.