Carbon tax trading coverage in Austria
Austria: Carbon tax trading coverage was 80.84 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Carbon tax trading coverage in Austria, 1989–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon tax trading coverage in Austria is 80.84, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is up 130.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon tax trading coverage in Austria peaked at 80.84 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1989.
Austria ranks 12th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon tax trading coverage in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 40.03 | — |
| 2006 | 39.2 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 38.76 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 39.66 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 37.73 | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 38.9 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 39.83 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 38.67 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 36.52 | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 35.46 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 35.06 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 33.9 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 34.08 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 33.24 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 34 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 33.71 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 33.09 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 80.84 | +144.3% |
| 2023 | 80.84 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 80.84 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 80.84 | +0.0% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 80.84 is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.8, 2.1× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Austria's 80.84 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41.93, 1.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon tax trading coverage in Austria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +144.3% | 33.09 | 80.84 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.54 | 0 | 40.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.97 | 33.24 | 39.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.03 | 33.09 | 80.84 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More climate change data for Austria
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 100.61 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,277 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,277 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 5,000 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 178.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 868.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 847.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 21.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.2 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon tax trading coverage in Austria?
- Carbon tax trading coverage in Austria was 80.84 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon tax trading coverage recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 80.84 in 2022.
- What is the lowest carbon tax trading coverage recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1989.
- How does Austria rank for carbon tax trading coverage?
- Austria ranks 12th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon tax trading coverage rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 130.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon tax trading coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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