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.
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in Austria, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0133 tonnes per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0143 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0153 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0142 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0161 tonnes per person | +13.4% |
| 1995 | 0.016 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.009 tonnes per person | -44.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0151 tonnes per person | +69.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0178 tonnes per person | +17.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0214 tonnes per person | +20.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0206 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0227 tonnes per person | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0207 tonnes per person | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0227 tonnes per person | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0202 tonnes per person | -10.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0195 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0218 tonnes per person | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0223 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0195 tonnes per person | -12.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0246 tonnes per person | +25.9% |
| 2010 | 0.022 tonnes per person | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0214 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0218 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0225 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0197 tonnes per person | -12.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0187 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.015 tonnes per person | -19.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0157 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0144 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0133 tonnes per person | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0122 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0094 tonnes per person | -23.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0089 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0081 tonnes per person | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0081 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 0.0081 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0031 tonnes per person, 2.6× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Austria's 0.0081 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0072 tonnes per person, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +69.3% | 0.009 tonnes per person | 0.0151 tonnes per person |
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 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More climate change data for Austria
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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)
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- 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 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.