Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Austria
Austria: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 6.11 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Austria, 1850–2024
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 including land-use change in Austria is 6.11 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Austria peaked at 10.41 tonnes per person in 1908 and was at its lowest, 0.5845 tonnes per person, in 1919.
Austria ranks 48th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.88 tonnes per person | 1.53 tonnes per person | 2.64 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.31 tonnes per person | 1.85 tonnes per person | 2.51 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.94 tonnes per person | 2.6 tonnes per person | 3.4 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 3.53 tonnes per person | 3.12 tonnes per person | 5.87 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 4.49 tonnes per person | 3.48 tonnes per person | 5.31 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 6.61 tonnes per person | 5.32 tonnes per person | 10.41 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 5.4 tonnes per person | 0.5845 tonnes per person | 9.84 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.05 tonnes per person | 2.37 tonnes per person | 3.73 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.98 tonnes per person | 0.769 tonnes per person | 2.89 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.85 tonnes per person | 0.6346 tonnes per person | 3.85 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.53 tonnes per person | 2.95 tonnes per person | 4.01 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.95 tonnes per person | 4.29 tonnes per person | 5.7 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.08 tonnes per person | 6.49 tonnes per person | 7.84 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.81 tonnes per person | 6.42 tonnes per person | 7.42 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.97 tonnes per person | 7.4 tonnes per person | 8.55 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.88 tonnes per person | 8.04 tonnes per person | 9.49 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.83 tonnes per person | 7.49 tonnes per person | 8.55 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.64 tonnes per person | 6.11 tonnes per person | 7.27 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 45 Czechia 6.51 tonnes per person compare
- 46 Poland 6.33 tonnes per person compare
- 49 Democratic Republic of Congo 5.99 tonnes per person compare
- 50 Estonia 5.95 tonnes per person compare
- 51 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.94 tonnes per person 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 per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Austria?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Austria was 6.11 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 including land-use change recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 10.41 tonnes per person in 1908.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5845 tonnes per person in 1919.
- How does Austria rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Austria ranks 48th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.