Consumption based carbon intensity in Austria
Austria: Consumption based carbon intensity was 0.2085 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.2085
Change on year
down 7.4%
World rank
77th
of 119 countries
All-time high
0.4262
in 1990
All-time low
0.2085
in 2022
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Consumption based carbon intensity in Austria, 1990–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Austria recorded 0.2085 for consumption based carbon intensity in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.4% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption based carbon intensity in Austria peaked at 0.4262 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.2085, in 2022.
Austria ranks 77th of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Consumption based carbon intensity in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4262 | — |
| 1991 | 0.4187 | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.4239 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3974 | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3842 | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3891 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3935 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3738 | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3722 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.349 | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3334 | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3433 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3308 | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3394 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3407 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3375 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.323 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3046 | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2919 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2755 | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2808 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2785 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2617 | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2589 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2595 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2434 | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.243 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2373 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2313 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.223 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2169 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2251 | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2085 | -7.4% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 0.2085 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2507, 83% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Austria's 0.2085 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2252, 93% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3928 | 0.349 | 0.4262 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.322 | 0.2755 | 0.3433 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2517 | 0.223 | 0.2808 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2168 | 0.2085 | 0.2251 | 3 |
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 consumption based carbon intensity in Austria?
- Consumption based carbon intensity in Austria was 0.2085 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption based carbon intensity recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4262 in 1990.
- What is the lowest consumption based carbon intensity recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2085 in 2022.
- How does Austria rank for consumption based carbon intensity?
- Austria ranks 77th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is consumption based carbon intensity rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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