Austria vs Ireland: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry

Austria
6.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Ireland
6.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Austria rank
48th
Ireland rank
47th

Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time

  • Austria
  • Ireland
051015185019372024

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 6.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 6.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Austria, a difference of 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ireland ahead.

Austria ranks 48th and Ireland ranks 47th of 198 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and Ireland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Ireland Difference Ahead
1950s 4.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Austria
1960s 6.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 6.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Austria
1970s 8.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 8.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Austria
1980s 8.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 9.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Ireland
1990s 9.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 11.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Ireland
2000s 9.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 12.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Ireland
2010s 8.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 8.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Ireland
2020s 7.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 7.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Ireland

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 Ireland?
Ireland, at 6.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 6.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Austria as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Austria and Ireland?
0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Ireland?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Austria and Ireland rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
Austria ranks 48th and Ireland ranks 47th 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

Indicator
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 33,742 data points, 1850–2024
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.