Austria vs Japan: Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas
Austria
1.49 tonnes per person
in 2024
Japan
1.58 tonnes per person
in 2024
Austria rank
42nd
Japan rank
40th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Austria
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.58 tonnes per person against 1.49 tonnes per person in Austria, a difference of 0.09 tonnes per person.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 157 shared years of data; in 1868 it was Japan ahead.
Austria ranks 42nd and Japan ranks 40th of 146 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 9 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1870s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1880s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1890s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1900s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0003 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 0.0008 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 1930s | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.0113 tonnes per person | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0102 tonnes per person | Austria |
| 1950s | 0.1939 tonnes per person | 0.0048 tonnes per person | 0.1891 tonnes per person | Austria |
| 1960s | 0.4845 tonnes per person | 0.0337 tonnes per person | 0.4507 tonnes per person | Austria |
| 1970s | 1.08 tonnes per person | 0.1632 tonnes per person | 0.9164 tonnes per person | Austria |
| 1980s | 1.24 tonnes per person | 0.5713 tonnes per person | 0.6649 tonnes per person | Austria |
| 1990s | 1.79 tonnes per person | 1.12 tonnes per person | 0.6684 tonnes per person | Austria |
| 2000s | 2.07 tonnes per person | 1.45 tonnes per person | 0.622 tonnes per person | Austria |
| 2010s | 1.98 tonnes per person | 1.91 tonnes per person | 0.0697 tonnes per person | Austria |
| 2020s | 1.73 tonnes per person | 1.64 tonnes per person | 0.0849 tonnes per person | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from gas, Austria or Japan?
- Japan, at 1.58 tonnes per person against 1.49 tonnes per person in Austria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from gas between Austria and Japan?
- 0.09 tonnes per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Japan?
- 157 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Japan rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from gas?
- Austria ranks 42nd and Japan ranks 40th of 146 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 gas. 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 gas, measured in tonnes per person.