Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Austria
Austria: Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement was 0.1691 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.1691 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
51st
of 209 countries
All-time high
0.4091 tonnes per person
in 1972
All-time low
0 tonnes per person
in 1944
Years of data
97
1928–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Austria, 1928–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Austria is 0.1691 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Austria peaked at 0.4091 tonnes per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1944.
That places Austria 51st out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Austria, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 0.0388 tonnes per person | — |
| 1929 | 0.0431 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 1930 | 0.0446 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1931 | 0.0223 tonnes per person | -50.1% |
| 1932 | 0.0261 tonnes per person | +17.0% |
| 1933 | 0.0206 tonnes per person | -20.9% |
| 1934 | 0.0228 tonnes per person | +10.5% |
| 1935 | 0.0271 tonnes per person | +19.0% |
| 1936 | 0.0271 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.0314 tonnes per person | +16.0% |
| 1938 | 0.0477 tonnes per person | +51.7% |
| 1939 | 0.0546 tonnes per person | +14.5% |
| 1940 | 0.06 tonnes per person | +9.8% |
| 1941 | 0.062 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1942 | 0.05 tonnes per person | -19.3% |
| 1943 | 0.0563 tonnes per person | +12.5% |
| 1944 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 1945 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1946 | 0.0281 tonnes per person | — |
| 1947 | 0.0201 tonnes per person | -28.6% |
| 1948 | 0.0516 tonnes per person | +157.1% |
| 1949 | 0.0778 tonnes per person | +50.6% |
| 1950 | 0.0917 tonnes per person | +17.9% |
| 1951 | 0.1054 tonnes per person | +15.0% |
| 1952 | 0.0992 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 1953 | 0.0996 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 0.1157 tonnes per person | +16.2% |
| 1955 | 0.1324 tonnes per person | +14.4% |
| 1956 | 0.1375 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1957 | 0.1513 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 1958 | 0.1524 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 0.1705 tonnes per person | +11.9% |
| 1960 | 0.1985 tonnes per person | +16.5% |
| 1961 | 0.2149 tonnes per person | +8.2% |
| 1962 | 0.2121 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2279 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1964 | 0.2581 tonnes per person | +13.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2749 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1966 | 0.3038 tonnes per person | +10.5% |
| 1967 | 0.3045 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.3034 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.3029 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.3184 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1971 | 0.3591 tonnes per person | +12.8% |
| 1972 | 0.4091 tonnes per person | +13.9% |
| 1973 | 0.3979 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.4051 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3526 tonnes per person | -13.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3659 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 0.3472 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 0.3599 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 0.3408 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3286 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3148 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2958 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2872 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.2842 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.262 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2599 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.2548 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.2656 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2611 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2648 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2585 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2684 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.257 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2648 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2052 tonnes per person | -22.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2053 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2209 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2004 tonnes per person | -9.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2011 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2136 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2139 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2148 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.216 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.219 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2184 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2363 tonnes per person | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2568 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2563 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2155 tonnes per person | -15.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1939 tonnes per person | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1985 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1984 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1953 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1917 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1968 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1978 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1944 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2066 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1994 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2041 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2106 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2021 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1689 tonnes per person | -16.4% |
| 2024 | 0.1691 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 0.1691 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1079 tonnes per person, 1.6× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Austria's 0.1691 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1691 tonnes per person, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | +157.1% | 0.0201 tonnes per person | 0.0516 tonnes per person |
| 1944 | -100.0% | 0.0563 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person |
| 1938 | +51.7% | 0.0314 tonnes per person | 0.0477 tonnes per person |
| 1931 | -50.1% | 0.0446 tonnes per person | 0.0223 tonnes per person |
| 1949 | +50.6% | 0.0516 tonnes per person | 0.0778 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.041 tonnes per person | 0.0388 tonnes per person | 0.0431 tonnes per person | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.0324 tonnes per person | 0.0206 tonnes per person | 0.0546 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0406 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0778 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1256 tonnes per person | 0.0917 tonnes per person | 0.1705 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2601 tonnes per person | 0.1985 tonnes per person | 0.3045 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3656 tonnes per person | 0.3184 tonnes per person | 0.4091 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2814 tonnes per person | 0.2548 tonnes per person | 0.3286 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2346 tonnes per person | 0.2004 tonnes per person | 0.2684 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2261 tonnes per person | 0.2136 tonnes per person | 0.2568 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1973 tonnes per person | 0.1917 tonnes per person | 0.2066 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.191 tonnes per person | 0.1689 tonnes per person | 0.2106 tonnes per person | 5 |
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 per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Austria?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Austria was 0.1691 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4091 tonnes per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1944.
- How does Austria rank for per capita co₂ emissions from cement?
- Austria ranks 51st out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from cement rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes per person.