Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Austria
Austria: Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport was 2,232 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Austria, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
In 2023, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Austria stood at 2,232 kilograms per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Austria peaked at 2,983 kilograms per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1,775 kilograms per person, in 1990.
Austria ranks 23rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,015 kilograms per person | 1,775 kilograms per person | 2,294 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,731 kilograms per person | 2,316 kilograms per person | 2,983 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,704 kilograms per person | 2,569 kilograms per person | 2,805 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,374 kilograms per person | 2,232 kilograms per person | 2,500 kilograms per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 20 Norway 2,323 kilograms per person compare
- 21 Marshall Islands 2,317 kilograms per person compare
- 22 Bahamas 2,303 kilograms per person compare
- 25 Lithuania 2,137 kilograms per person compare
- 26 South Korea 2,038 kilograms 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 from transport in Austria?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Austria was 2,232 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 2,983 kilograms per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,775 kilograms per person in 1990.
- How does Austria rank for per capita co₂ emissions from transport?
- Austria ranks 23rd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from transport rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.