Austria vs Denmark: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Austria
7.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Denmark
7.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Austria rank
62nd
Denmark rank
60th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Austria
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 7.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 7.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Austria, a difference of 0.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Denmark ahead.
Austria ranks 62nd and Denmark ranks 60th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Denmark in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1860s | 2.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1870s | 3.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1880s | 4.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1890s | 5.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1900s | 7.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1910s | 6.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1920s | 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1930s | 2.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1940s | 3.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1950s | 5.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1960s | 7.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1970s | 9.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1980s | 9.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1990s | 10.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 2000s | 10.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 2010s | 9.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 2020s | 8.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Austria or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 7.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 7.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Austria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Austria and Denmark?
- 0.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Denmark?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Denmark rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Austria ranks 62nd and Denmark ranks 60th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.