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