Austria vs Namibia: Nitrous oxide emissions
Austria
3.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Namibia
3.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Austria rank
97th
Namibia rank
100th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Austria
- Namibia
How they compare
Austria currently reports 3.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Namibia, a difference of 216,450 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 97th and Namibia ranks 100th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 17 and Namibia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 360,409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 181,925 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 178,484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
| 1860s | 387,816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 193,722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 194,094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
| 1870s | 464,492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 244,566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 219,926 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
| 1880s | 576,822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 323,668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 253,154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
| 1890s | 729,895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 367,645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 362,250 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
| 1900s | 825,048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 412,085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 412,962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
| 1910s | 807,068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 552,050 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 255,018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
| 1920s | 895,821 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 856,196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39,625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
| 1930s | 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 922,663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 170,087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
| 1940s | 1.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 266,816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1950s | 3.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16,148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
| 1960s | 4.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
| 1970s | 5.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
| 1980s | 5.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
| 1990s | 4.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
| 2000s | 4.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 742,393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
| 2010s | 3.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 111,097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
| 2020s | 3.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 319,158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Austria or Namibia?
- Austria, at 3.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Austria and Namibia?
- 216,450 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Namibia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Namibia rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Austria ranks 97th and Namibia ranks 100th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide 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.