Austria vs Poland: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Austria
6.11 tonnes per person
in 2024
Poland
6.33 tonnes per person
in 2024
Austria rank
48th
Poland rank
46th
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Austria
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 6.33 tonnes per person against 6.11 tonnes per person in Austria, a difference of 0.22 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Poland ahead.
Austria ranks 48th and Poland ranks 46th of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 6 and Poland in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.88 tonnes per person | 3.24 tonnes per person | 1.35 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 1860s | 2.31 tonnes per person | 3 tonnes per person | 0.693 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 1870s | 2.94 tonnes per person | 3.27 tonnes per person | 0.3272 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 1880s | 3.53 tonnes per person | 3.11 tonnes per person | 0.4239 tonnes per person | Austria |
| 1890s | 4.49 tonnes per person | 3.26 tonnes per person | 1.23 tonnes per person | Austria |
| 1900s | 6.61 tonnes per person | 3.96 tonnes per person | 2.65 tonnes per person | Austria |
| 1910s | 5.4 tonnes per person | 3.41 tonnes per person | 1.99 tonnes per person | Austria |
| 1920s | 3.05 tonnes per person | 3.21 tonnes per person | 0.1625 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 1930s | 1.98 tonnes per person | 2.24 tonnes per person | 0.2547 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 1940s | 1.85 tonnes per person | 3.78 tonnes per person | 1.93 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 1950s | 3.53 tonnes per person | 5.34 tonnes per person | 1.82 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 1960s | 4.95 tonnes per person | 7.54 tonnes per person | 2.59 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 1970s | 7.08 tonnes per person | 10.42 tonnes per person | 3.33 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 1980s | 6.81 tonnes per person | 11.54 tonnes per person | 4.73 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 1990s | 7.97 tonnes per person | 9.24 tonnes per person | 1.27 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 2000s | 8.88 tonnes per person | 7.44 tonnes per person | 1.44 tonnes per person | Austria |
| 2010s | 7.83 tonnes per person | 7.45 tonnes per person | 0.3861 tonnes per person | Austria |
| 2020s | 6.64 tonnes per person | 7.06 tonnes per person | 0.4164 tonnes per person | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, Austria or Poland?
- Poland, at 6.33 tonnes per person against 6.11 tonnes per person in Austria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Austria and Poland?
- 0.22 tonnes per person, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Poland?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Poland rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Austria ranks 48th and Poland ranks 46th of 194 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 including land-use change. 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), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.