Consumption-based carbon intensity in Austria
Austria: Consumption-based carbon intensity was 0.2085 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Consumption-based carbon intensity in Austria, 1990–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
Austria recorded 0.2085 kilograms per international-$ 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 kilograms per international-$ in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.2085 kilograms per international-$, in 2022.
Austria ranks 77th of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3928 kilograms per international-$ | 0.349 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4262 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.322 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2755 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3433 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2517 kilograms per international-$ | 0.223 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2808 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2168 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2085 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2251 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 74 Nicaragua 0.2136 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 75 New Zealand 0.2122 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 76 Paraguay 0.2101 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 78 Chile 0.2061 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 79 Panama 0.2059 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 80 Indonesia 0.2026 kilograms per international-$ compare
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 consumption-based carbon intensity in Austria?
- Consumption-based carbon intensity in Austria was 0.2085 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4262 kilograms per international-$ in 1990.
- What is the lowest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2085 kilograms per international-$ 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 Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption-based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).