Austria vs Vanuatu: Per capita methane emissions

Austria
1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Vanuatu
1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Austria rank
87th
Vanuatu rank
90th

Per capita methane emissions over time

  • Austria
  • Vanuatu
11.522.5185019372024

How they compare

Austria currently reports 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Austria ranks 87th and Vanuatu ranks 90th of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1850s 0.8393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Vanuatu
1860s 0.8421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Vanuatu
1870s 0.8431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.9719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Vanuatu
1880s 0.8368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.8791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Vanuatu
1890s 0.8316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Vanuatu
1900s 0.832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Vanuatu
1910s 0.8194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Vanuatu
1920s 0.8013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.9141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Vanuatu
1930s 0.8096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Vanuatu
1940s 0.9924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.8397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Vanuatu
1950s 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1555 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Vanuatu
1960s 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Austria
1970s 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Vanuatu
1980s 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Austria
1990s 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Vanuatu
2000s 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Vanuatu
2010s 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Vanuatu
2020s 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Austria or Vanuatu?
Austria, at 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Vanuatu as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Austria and Vanuatu?
0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Vanuatu?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Austria and Vanuatu rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
Austria ranks 87th and Vanuatu ranks 90th 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 methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Per capita methane emissions
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
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.