Per capita ghg emissions in Austria
Austria: Per capita ghg emissions was 7.48 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7.48
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
62nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
11.38
in 2003
All-time low
1.43
in 1919
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita ghg emissions in Austria, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Austria recorded 7.48 for per capita ghg emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita ghg emissions in Austria peaked at 11.38 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.43, in 1919.
Austria ranks 62nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Per capita ghg emissions in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 2.19 | — |
| 1851 | 2.15 | -1.9% |
| 1852 | 2.23 | +4.0% |
| 1853 | 2.31 | +3.4% |
| 1854 | 2.25 | -2.6% |
| 1855 | 2.37 | +5.3% |
| 1856 | 2.46 | +3.8% |
| 1857 | 2.63 | +6.7% |
| 1858 | 3.2 | +21.8% |
| 1859 | 2.83 | -11.5% |
| 1860 | 2.96 | +4.6% |
| 1861 | 2.99 | +1.1% |
| 1862 | 3 | +0.2% |
| 1863 | 2.89 | -3.7% |
| 1864 | 2.7 | -6.5% |
| 1865 | 2.78 | +2.9% |
| 1866 | 2.36 | -14.9% |
| 1867 | 2.69 | +13.6% |
| 1868 | 2.93 | +9.0% |
| 1869 | 3.03 | +3.4% |
| 1870 | 3.22 | +6.3% |
| 1871 | 3.84 | +19.2% |
| 1872 | 3.8 | -1.1% |
| 1873 | 3.93 | +3.6% |
| 1874 | 3.57 | -9.1% |
| 1875 | 3.3 | -7.7% |
| 1876 | 3.34 | +1.2% |
| 1877 | 3.16 | -5.2% |
| 1878 | 3.14 | -0.6% |
| 1879 | 3.45 | +9.7% |
| 1880 | 6.45 | +86.8% |
| 1881 | 3.69 | -42.7% |
| 1882 | 3.73 | +1.1% |
| 1883 | 3.95 | +5.7% |
| 1884 | 3.86 | -2.2% |
| 1885 | 3.95 | +2.5% |
| 1886 | 3.81 | -3.6% |
| 1887 | 3.96 | +3.8% |
| 1888 | 3.86 | -2.3% |
| 1889 | 4.02 | +4.0% |
| 1890 | 4.07 | +1.2% |
| 1891 | 4.42 | +8.6% |
| 1892 | 4.32 | -2.1% |
| 1893 | 4.89 | +13.2% |
| 1894 | 4.96 | +1.3% |
| 1895 | 5.32 | +7.3% |
| 1896 | 5.47 | +2.8% |
| 1897 | 5.74 | +4.9% |
| 1898 | 5.94 | +3.6% |
| 1899 | 5.95 | +0.2% |
| 1900 | 6.43 | +8.0% |
| 1901 | 6.49 | +1.0% |
| 1902 | 6.02 | -7.4% |
| 1903 | 5.95 | -1.1% |
| 1904 | 6.15 | +3.4% |
| 1905 | 6.33 | +2.9% |
| 1906 | 7.17 | +13.3% |
| 1907 | 8.44 | +17.8% |
| 1908 | 11.06 | +31.0% |
| 1909 | 8.47 | -23.4% |
| 1910 | 10.52 | +24.2% |
| 1911 | 8.94 | -15.0% |
| 1912 | 9.25 | +3.5% |
| 1913 | 10.62 | +14.8% |
| 1914 | 8.86 | -16.6% |
| 1915 | 6.61 | -25.4% |
| 1916 | 2.51 | -62.0% |
| 1917 | 1.62 | -35.7% |
| 1918 | 1.53 | -5.5% |
| 1919 | 1.43 | -6.1% |
| 1920 | 3.17 | +121.3% |
| 1921 | 3.92 | +23.5% |
| 1922 | 3.8 | -3.0% |
| 1923 | 3.65 | -4.1% |
| 1924 | 4 | +9.7% |
| 1925 | 3.82 | -4.6% |
| 1926 | 3.71 | -2.8% |
| 1927 | 3.95 | +6.6% |
| 1928 | 4.1 | +3.6% |
| 1929 | 4.57 | +11.6% |
| 1930 | 3.71 | -18.9% |
| 1931 | 3.6 | -3.0% |
| 1932 | 3.13 | -13.0% |
| 1933 | 3 | -4.1% |
| 1934 | 2.85 | -4.9% |
| 1935 | 2.91 | +1.9% |
| 1936 | 2.86 | -1.6% |
| 1937 | 3.1 | +8.4% |
| 1938 | 1.7 | -45.3% |
| 1939 | 1.79 | +5.5% |
| 1940 | 2.01 | +12.3% |
| 1941 | 2.12 | +5.7% |
| 1942 | 2.25 | +6.2% |
| 1943 | 2.43 | +7.8% |
| 1944 | 2.47 | +1.8% |
| 1945 | 1.8 | -27.3% |
| 1946 | 3.08 | +71.5% |
| 1947 | 3.88 | +25.9% |
| 1948 | 4.92 | +26.9% |
| 1949 | 5.28 | +7.4% |
| 1950 | 4.45 | -15.8% |
| 1951 | 4.81 | +8.2% |
| 1952 | 4.71 | -2.1% |
| 1953 | 4.68 | -0.8% |
| 1954 | 5.17 | +10.5% |
| 1955 | 5.87 | +13.7% |
| 1956 | 5.82 | -0.9% |
| 1957 | 5.98 | +2.7% |
| 1958 | 5.87 | -1.8% |
| 1959 | 5.97 | +1.6% |
| 1960 | 6.43 | +7.7% |
| 1961 | 6.57 | +2.1% |
| 1962 | 6.91 | +5.2% |
| 1963 | 7.34 | +6.2% |
| 1964 | 7.54 | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 7.42 | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 7.59 | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 7.76 | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 8.16 | +5.1% |
| 1969 | 8.52 | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 9.23 | +8.3% |
| 1971 | 9.47 | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 9.83 | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 10.33 | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 9.94 | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 9.51 | -4.2% |
| 1976 | 10.14 | +6.5% |
| 1977 | 9.9 | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 10.04 | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 10.67 | +6.3% |
| 1980 | 9.57 | -10.4% |
| 1981 | 9.92 | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 9.37 | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 9.16 | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 9.58 | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 9.56 | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 9.42 | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 9.98 | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 9.36 | -6.2% |
| 1989 | 9.3 | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 10.46 | +12.4% |
| 1991 | 10.77 | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 9.74 | -9.6% |
| 1993 | 9.67 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 9.6 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 9.89 | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 10.34 | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 10.32 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 10.35 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 10.07 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 9.93 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 10.39 | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 10.55 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 11.38 | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 11.14 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 11.2 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 10.9 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 10.61 | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 10.58 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 9.68 | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 10.23 | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 9.92 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 9.52 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 9.58 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 9.01 | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 9.1 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 9.07 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 9.32 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 8.94 | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 9.06 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 8.34 | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 8.77 | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 8.16 | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 7.58 | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 7.48 | -1.3% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 7.48 is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.8, 96% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Austria's 7.48 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.18, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita ghg emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | +121.3% | 1.43 | 3.17 |
| 1880 | +86.8% | 3.45 | 6.45 |
| 1946 | +71.5% | 1.8 | 3.08 |
| 1916 | -62.0% | 6.61 | 2.51 |
| 1938 | -45.3% | 3.1 | 1.7 |
| 1881 | -42.7% | 6.45 | 3.69 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.46 | 2.15 | 3.2 | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.83 | 2.36 | 3.03 | 10 |
| 1870s | 3.47 | 3.14 | 3.93 | 10 |
| 1880s | 4.13 | 3.69 | 6.45 | 10 |
| 1890s | 5.11 | 4.07 | 5.95 | 10 |
| 1900s | 7.25 | 5.95 | 11.06 | 10 |
| 1910s | 6.19 | 1.43 | 10.62 | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.87 | 3.17 | 4.57 | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.86 | 1.7 | 3.71 | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.02 | 1.8 | 5.28 | 10 |
| 1950s | 5.33 | 4.45 | 5.98 | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.42 | 6.43 | 8.52 | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.91 | 9.23 | 10.67 | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.52 | 9.16 | 9.98 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.12 | 9.6 | 10.77 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.64 | 9.68 | 11.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.38 | 8.94 | 10.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.07 | 7.48 | 8.77 | 5 |
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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 ghg emissions in Austria?
- Per capita ghg emissions in Austria was 7.48 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 11.38 in 2003.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.43 in 1919.
- How does Austria rank for per capita ghg emissions?
- Austria ranks 62nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg emissions rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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