Austria vs Estonia: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Austria
6.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Estonia
6.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Austria rank
48th
Estonia rank
50th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Austria
- Estonia
How they compare
Austria currently reports 6.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 6.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Estonia, a difference of 0.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 48th and Estonia ranks 50th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 8 and Estonia in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Austria |
| 1860s | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Austria |
| 1870s | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Austria |
| 1880s | 2.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Austria |
| 1890s | 3.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Austria |
| 1900s | 5.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Austria |
| 1910s | 5.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Austria |
| 1920s | 3.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Austria |
| 1930s | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1940s | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1950s | 4.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1960s | 6.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1970s | 8.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1980s | 8.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 25.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1990s | 9.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 2000s | 9.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 2010s | 8.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 2020s | 7.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Austria or Estonia?
- Austria, at 6.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 6.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Estonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Austria and Estonia?
- 0.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Estonia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Estonia rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Austria ranks 48th and Estonia ranks 50th of 198 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, excluding land use and forestry. 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.