Austria vs Netherlands: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal

Austria
0.3%
in 2024
Netherlands
0.5%
in 2024
Austria rank
26th
Netherlands rank
24th

Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time

  • Austria
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.5% against 0.3% in Austria, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.4 times Austria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 179 shared years of data; in 1846 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 26th and Netherlands ranks 24th of 179 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 10 and Netherlands in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Netherlands Difference Ahead
1840s 0.6% 0.2% 0.4% Austria
1850s 0.8% 0.6% 0.2% Austria
1860s 1.1% 0.9% 0.2% Austria
1870s 1.2% 0.9% 0.3% Austria
1880s 1.2% 0.9% 0.4% Austria
1890s 1.2% 0.9% 0.3% Austria
1900s 1.3% 0.8% 0.4% Austria
1910s 1.4% 0.8% 0.6% Austria
1920s 1.2% 0.8% 0.4% Austria
1930s 1.0% 0.9% 0.2% Austria
1940s 0.9% 0.9% 0.0% Netherlands
1950s 0.8% 0.9% 0.1% Netherlands
1960s 0.7% 0.9% 0.2% Netherlands
1970s 0.6% 0.8% 0.2% Netherlands
1980s 0.6% 0.7% 0.1% Netherlands
1990s 0.5% 0.6% 0.1% Netherlands
2000s 0.4% 0.6% 0.2% Netherlands
2010s 0.4% 0.5% 0.2% Netherlands
2020s 0.3% 0.5% 0.1% Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Austria or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 0.5% against 0.3% in Austria as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Austria and Netherlands?
0.2%, 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 share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
Austria ranks 26th and Netherlands ranks 24th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Unit
%
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 18,115 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from coal.