emissions of air pollutants in Austria
Austria: emissions of air pollutants was 517,344 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
517,344 tonnes
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
79th
of 220 countries
All-time high
2.02 million tonnes
in 1913
All-time low
348,391 tonnes
in 1810
Years of data
273
1750–2022
emissions of air pollutants in Austria, 1750–2022
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2022, emissions of air pollutants in Austria stood at 517,344 tonnes.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Austria peaked at 2.02 million tonnes in 1913 and was at its lowest, 348,391 tonnes, in 1810.
Austria ranks 79th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
emissions of air pollutants in Austria, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 369,249 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 369,578 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1752 | 369,900 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1753 | 370,214 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1754 | 370,519 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1755 | 370,817 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1756 | 371,107 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1757 | 371,389 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1758 | 371,663 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1759 | 371,930 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1760 | 372,188 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1761 | 372,333 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1762 | 372,470 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1763 | 372,600 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1764 | 372,722 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1765 | 372,838 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1766 | 372,946 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1767 | 373,046 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1768 | 373,140 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1769 | 373,226 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1770 | 373,305 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1771 | 373,377 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1772 | 373,442 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1773 | 373,499 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1774 | 373,549 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1775 | 373,591 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1776 | 373,627 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1777 | 373,655 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1778 | 373,675 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1779 | 373,689 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1780 | 373,695 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1781 | 373,492 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1782 | 373,282 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1783 | 373,067 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1784 | 372,846 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1785 | 372,618 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1786 | 372,385 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1787 | 372,145 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1788 | 371,900 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1789 | 371,648 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1790 | 371,391 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1791 | 370,415 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1792 | 369,438 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1793 | 368,460 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1794 | 367,480 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1795 | 366,498 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1796 | 365,515 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1797 | 364,531 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1798 | 363,546 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1799 | 362,559 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1800 | 361,570 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1801 | 360,249 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1802 | 358,928 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1803 | 357,608 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1804 | 356,289 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1805 | 354,971 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1806 | 353,653 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1807 | 356,225 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1808 | 351,020 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1809 | 349,705 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1810 | 348,391 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1811 | 348,724 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1812 | 349,046 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1813 | 349,358 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1814 | 349,660 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1815 | 349,951 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1816 | 350,231 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1817 | 350,501 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1818 | 350,760 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1819 | 356,841 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1820 | 358,939 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1821 | 361,445 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1822 | 363,506 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1823 | 364,953 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1824 | 367,983 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1825 | 369,892 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1826 | 372,961 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1827 | 375,163 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1828 | 376,496 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1829 | 378,652 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1830 | 380,786 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1831 | 380,917 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 382,134 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1833 | 380,632 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1834 | 384,696 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1835 | 386,210 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1836 | 387,542 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1837 | 388,690 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1838 | 392,362 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1839 | 397,541 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1840 | 400,424 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1841 | 404,803 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1842 | 408,910 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1843 | 405,392 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1844 | 413,774 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1845 | 419,349 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1846 | 427,442 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1847 | 427,486 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 434,105 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1849 | 433,183 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1850 | 435,455 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1851 | 436,827 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1852 | 448,878 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1853 | 459,448 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1854 | 459,130 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1855 | 471,955 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1856 | 484,716 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1857 | 500,062 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1858 | 554,983 tonnes | +11.0% |
| 1859 | 523,291 tonnes | -5.7% |
| 1860 | 529,852 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1861 | 535,005 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1862 | 534,201 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1863 | 522,871 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1864 | 503,996 tonnes | -3.6% |
| 1865 | 509,828 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1866 | 468,552 tonnes | -8.1% |
| 1867 | 498,248 tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1868 | 524,217 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1869 | 532,749 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1870 | 551,256 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1871 | 615,110 tonnes | +11.6% |
| 1872 | 611,798 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1873 | 628,115 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1874 | 591,242 tonnes | -5.9% |
| 1875 | 560,721 tonnes | -5.2% |
| 1876 | 565,504 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1877 | 546,096 tonnes | -3.4% |
| 1878 | 544,120 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1879 | 580,538 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1880 | 920,486 tonnes | +58.6% |
| 1881 | 611,916 tonnes | -33.5% |
| 1882 | 617,304 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1883 | 642,851 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1884 | 634,819 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1885 | 647,033 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1886 | 630,098 tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1887 | 648,853 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1888 | 640,485 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1889 | 660,182 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1890 | 662,376 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1891 | 705,240 tonnes | +6.5% |
| 1892 | 693,321 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1893 | 767,130 tonnes | +10.6% |
| 1894 | 776,016 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1895 | 826,665 tonnes | +6.5% |
| 1896 | 846,787 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1897 | 885,500 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1898 | 917,485 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1899 | 924,695 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1900 | 992,306 tonnes | +7.3% |
| 1901 | 1.01 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1902 | 959,358 tonnes | -5.4% |
| 1903 | 967,280 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1904 | 1.01 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1905 | 1.06 million tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1906 | 1.20 million tonnes | +14.2% |
| 1907 | 1.43 million tonnes | +19.0% |
| 1908 | 1.90 million tonnes | +32.4% |
| 1909 | 1.49 million tonnes | -21.7% |
| 1910 | 1.90 million tonnes | +28.1% |
| 1911 | 1.66 million tonnes | -12.7% |
| 1912 | 1.75 million tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1913 | 2.02 million tonnes | +15.7% |
| 1914 | 1.72 million tonnes | -14.8% |
| 1915 | 1.33 million tonnes | -22.7% |
| 1916 | 582,340 tonnes | -56.3% |
| 1917 | 415,211 tonnes | -28.7% |
| 1918 | 406,543 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1919 | 380,517 tonnes | -6.4% |
| 1920 | 734,044 tonnes | +92.9% |
| 1921 | 891,666 tonnes | +21.5% |
| 1922 | 878,300 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1923 | 861,172 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1924 | 941,688 tonnes | +9.3% |
| 1925 | 915,560 tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1926 | 920,073 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1927 | 990,632 tonnes | +7.7% |
| 1928 | 1.04 million tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1929 | 1.16 million tonnes | +12.3% |
| 1930 | 982,482 tonnes | -15.7% |
| 1931 | 977,815 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1932 | 879,847 tonnes | -10.0% |
| 1933 | 856,208 tonnes | -2.7% |
| 1934 | 853,564 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1935 | 872,118 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1936 | 834,526 tonnes | -4.3% |
| 1937 | 879,392 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1938 | 498,489 tonnes | -43.3% |
| 1939 | 501,353 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1940 | 520,095 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1941 | 547,582 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1942 | 576,931 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1943 | 619,473 tonnes | +7.4% |
| 1944 | 629,457 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1945 | 457,230 tonnes | -27.4% |
| 1946 | 789,153 tonnes | +72.6% |
| 1947 | 997,392 tonnes | +26.4% |
| 1948 | 1.27 million tonnes | +27.0% |
| 1949 | 1.35 million tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1950 | 1.07 million tonnes | -20.6% |
| 1951 | 1.16 million tonnes | +8.2% |
| 1952 | 1.11 million tonnes | -4.0% |
| 1953 | 1.10 million tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1954 | 1.18 million tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1955 | 1.29 million tonnes | +9.3% |
| 1956 | 1.27 million tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1957 | 1.29 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1958 | 1.22 million tonnes | -5.7% |
| 1959 | 1.16 million tonnes | -5.0% |
| 1960 | 1.16 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 1.07 million tonnes | -7.4% |
| 1962 | 1.18 million tonnes | +9.8% |
| 1963 | 1.32 million tonnes | +12.2% |
| 1964 | 1.22 million tonnes | -7.4% |
| 1965 | 1.22 million tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.21 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 1.20 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 1.21 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 1.24 million tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 1.25 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 1.20 million tonnes | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 1.23 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 1.31 million tonnes | +7.0% |
| 1974 | 1.26 million tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 1.26 million tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 1.29 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 1.30 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 1.33 million tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 1.46 million tonnes | +9.7% |
| 1980 | 1.56 million tonnes | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 1.55 million tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 1.56 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 1.55 million tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 1.60 million tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 1.58 million tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 1.52 million tonnes | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 1.46 million tonnes | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 1.38 million tonnes | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 1.36 million tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 1.25 million tonnes | -8.0% |
| 1991 | 1.26 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.20 million tonnes | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 1.14 million tonnes | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 1.08 million tonnes | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 973,506 tonnes | -9.5% |
| 1996 | 970,758 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 897,113 tonnes | -7.6% |
| 1998 | 852,319 tonnes | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 736,776 tonnes | -13.6% |
| 2000 | 729,462 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 701,364 tonnes | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 667,910 tonnes | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 669,426 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 651,142 tonnes | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 628,021 tonnes | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 628,396 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 606,143 tonnes | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 587,739 tonnes | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 565,969 tonnes | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 584,384 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 565,478 tonnes | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 567,811 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 572,070 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 536,747 tonnes | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 547,485 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 542,831 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 534,064 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 492,523 tonnes | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 505,499 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 480,769 tonnes | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 529,857 tonnes | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 517,344 tonnes | -2.4% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 517,344 tonnes is above the median for high income countries, which is 150,374 tonnes, 3.4× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Austria's 517,344 tonnes is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 280,480 tonnes, 1.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | +92.9% | 380,517 tonnes | 734,044 tonnes |
| 1946 | +72.6% | 457,230 tonnes | 789,153 tonnes |
| 1880 | +58.6% | 580,538 tonnes | 920,486 tonnes |
| 1916 | -56.3% | 1.33 million tonnes | 582,340 tonnes |
| 1938 | -43.3% | 879,392 tonnes | 498,489 tonnes |
| 1881 | -33.5% | 920,486 tonnes | 611,916 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 370,637 tonnes | 369,249 tonnes | 371,930 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 372,751 tonnes | 372,188 tonnes | 373,226 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 373,541 tonnes | 373,305 tonnes | 373,689 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 372,708 tonnes | 371,648 tonnes | 373,695 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 366,983 tonnes | 362,559 tonnes | 371,391 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 356,022 tonnes | 349,705 tonnes | 361,570 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 350,346 tonnes | 348,391 tonnes | 356,841 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 368,999 tonnes | 358,939 tonnes | 378,652 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 386,151 tonnes | 380,632 tonnes | 397,541 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 417,487 tonnes | 400,424 tonnes | 434,105 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 477,474 tonnes | 435,455 tonnes | 554,983 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 515,952 tonnes | 468,552 tonnes | 535,005 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 579,450 tonnes | 544,120 tonnes | 628,115 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 665,403 tonnes | 611,916 tonnes | 920,486 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 800,522 tonnes | 662,376 tonnes | 924,695 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.20 million tonnes | 959,358 tonnes | 1.90 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.22 million tonnes | 380,517 tonnes | 2.02 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 933,502 tonnes | 734,044 tonnes | 1.16 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 813,579 tonnes | 498,489 tonnes | 982,482 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 775,223 tonnes | 457,230 tonnes | 1.35 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.18 million tonnes | 1.07 million tonnes | 1.29 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.20 million tonnes | 1.07 million tonnes | 1.32 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.29 million tonnes | 1.20 million tonnes | 1.46 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.51 million tonnes | 1.36 million tonnes | 1.60 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.04 million tonnes | 736,776 tonnes | 1.26 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 643,557 tonnes | 565,969 tonnes | 729,462 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 544,889 tonnes | 492,523 tonnes | 584,384 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 509,323 tonnes | 480,769 tonnes | 529,857 tonnes | 3 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions of air pollutants in Austria?
- Emissions of air pollutants in Austria was 517,344 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.02 million tonnes in 1913.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 348,391 tonnes in 1810.
- How does Austria rank for emissions of air pollutants?
- Austria ranks 79th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a pollutant produced from the incomplete combustion of carbon-based fuels such as oil, gas, wood, and coal. CO is a harmful gas that contributes to both outdoor and indoor air pollution.