Austria vs Netherlands: Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita
Austria
6.18 tonnes per person
in 2024
Netherlands
6.3 tonnes per person
in 2024
Austria rank
49th
Netherlands rank
46th
Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Austria
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 6.3 tonnes per person against 6.18 tonnes per person in Austria, a difference of 0.12 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 179 shared years of data; in 1846 it was Netherlands ahead.
Austria ranks 49th and Netherlands ranks 46th of 213 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 6 and Netherlands in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.5647 tonnes per person | 1.13 tonnes per person | 0.5617 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
| 1850s | 0.9694 tonnes per person | 1.28 tonnes per person | 0.3117 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 1.29 tonnes per person | 1.25 tonnes per person | 0.0386 tonnes per person | Austria |
| 1870s | 1.85 tonnes per person | 1.49 tonnes per person | 0.3505 tonnes per person | Austria |
| 1880s | 2.5 tonnes per person | 2.17 tonnes per person | 0.3342 tonnes per person | Austria |
| 1890s | 3.38 tonnes per person | 2.5 tonnes per person | 0.882 tonnes per person | Austria |
| 1900s | 5.46 tonnes per person | 3.04 tonnes per person | 2.42 tonnes per person | Austria |
| 1910s | 4.94 tonnes per person | 3.4 tonnes per person | 1.54 tonnes per person | Austria |
| 1920s | 2.94 tonnes per person | 4.3 tonnes per person | 1.36 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 2.02 tonnes per person | 4.94 tonnes per person | 2.92 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 1.88 tonnes per person | 3.73 tonnes per person | 1.84 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 3.67 tonnes per person | 5.58 tonnes per person | 1.91 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 5.19 tonnes per person | 7.84 tonnes per person | 2.65 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 7.46 tonnes per person | 11.81 tonnes per person | 4.35 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 7.13 tonnes per person | 10.37 tonnes per person | 3.24 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 8.12 tonnes per person | 11.15 tonnes per person | 3.02 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 8.97 tonnes per person | 10.72 tonnes per person | 1.76 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 7.89 tonnes per person | 9.6 tonnes per person | 1.72 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 6.7 tonnes per person | 7.11 tonnes per person | 0.4094 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita, Austria or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 6.3 tonnes per person against 6.18 tonnes per person in Austria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita between Austria and Netherlands?
- 0.12 tonnes per person, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Netherlands?
- 179 years are reported by both, from 1846 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Netherlands rank globally for territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita?
- Austria ranks 49th and Netherlands ranks 46th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.