Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Austria
Austria: Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita was 0.0991 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Austria, 1990–2024
Source: Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Austria is 0.0991, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Austria peaked at 0.1907 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0991, in 2024.
That places Austria 124th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1746 | 0.1593 | 0.1907 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1606 | 0.1387 | 0.1753 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1304 | 0.1193 | 0.1477 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1077 | 0.0991 | 0.1174 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More climate change data for Austria
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Population, total 9.21 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Urban population 6.42 million (2025)
- Urban population 69.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 6.18 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 5.75 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 6.18 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 6.18 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Austria?
- Carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Austria was 0.0991 in 2024, according to Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1907 in 1991.
- What is the lowest carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0991 in 2024.
- How does Austria rank for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Austria ranks 124th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Carbon emission intensity is measured in kilograms of CO₂ per dollar of GDP. Emissions from fossil fuels and industry are included, but land-use change emissions are not. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.