Austria vs Greece: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Austria
61.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Greece
60.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Austria rank
57th
Greece rank
59th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Austria
- Greece
How they compare
Austria currently reports 61.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 60.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Greece, a difference of 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 57th and Greece ranks 59th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 14 and Greece in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 4.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 888,523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
| 1860s | 6.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
| 1870s | 9.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
| 1880s | 13.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
| 1890s | 20.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
| 1900s | 35.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
| 1910s | 33.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
| 1920s | 20.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
| 1930s | 14.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
| 1940s | 14.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
| 1950s | 29.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
| 1960s | 46.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
| 1970s | 66.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
| 1980s | 64.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 68.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1990s | 72.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 99.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 2000s | 80.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 120.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 2010s | 73.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 89.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 2020s | 66.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 62.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Austria or Greece?
- Austria, at 61.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 60.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Austria and Greece?
- 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Greece?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Greece rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Austria ranks 57th and Greece ranks 59th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total 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
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.