Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in Austria
Austria: Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.0081 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in Austria, 1990–2024
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
Austria recorded 0.0081 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 59.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Austria peaked at 0.0246 tonnes per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0081 tonnes per person, in 2023.
That places Austria 68th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0153 tonnes per person | 0.009 tonnes per person | 0.0214 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0214 tonnes per person | 0.0195 tonnes per person | 0.0246 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0185 tonnes per person | 0.0133 tonnes per person | 0.0225 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0093 tonnes per person | 0.0081 tonnes per person | 0.0122 tonnes per person | 5 |
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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 per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Austria?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Austria was 0.0081 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 flaring recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0246 tonnes per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0081 tonnes per person in 2023.
- How does Austria rank for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Austria ranks 68th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.0%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured in tonnes per person.