Austria vs Switzerland: Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement
Austria
0.1691 tonnes per person
in 2024
Switzerland
0.1688 tonnes per person
in 2024
Austria rank
51st
Switzerland rank
52nd
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Austria
- Switzerland
How they compare
Austria currently reports 0.1691 tonnes per person against 0.1688 tonnes per person in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0003 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 97 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Switzerland ahead.
Austria ranks 51st and Switzerland ranks 52nd of 209 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.041 tonnes per person | 0.0814 tonnes per person | 0.0405 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 0.0324 tonnes per person | 0.0434 tonnes per person | 0.011 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 0.0406 tonnes per person | 0.0739 tonnes per person | 0.0333 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 0.1256 tonnes per person | 0.1878 tonnes per person | 0.0622 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 0.2601 tonnes per person | 0.3384 tonnes per person | 0.0783 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.3656 tonnes per person | 0.3561 tonnes per person | 0.0095 tonnes per person | Austria |
| 1980s | 0.2814 tonnes per person | 0.3385 tonnes per person | 0.0571 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.2346 tonnes per person | 0.2779 tonnes per person | 0.0433 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.2261 tonnes per person | 0.2378 tonnes per person | 0.0117 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.1973 tonnes per person | 0.2181 tonnes per person | 0.0209 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.191 tonnes per person | 0.1833 tonnes per person | 0.0076 tonnes per person | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from cement, Austria or Switzerland?
- Austria, at 0.1691 tonnes per person against 0.1688 tonnes per person in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from cement between Austria and Switzerland?
- 0.0003 tonnes per person, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Switzerland?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Switzerland rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from cement?
- Austria ranks 51st and Switzerland ranks 52nd of 209 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 Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes per person.