Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Austria
Austria: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 7.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
62nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
11.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2003
All-time low
1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1919
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Austria, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
Austria recorded 7.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita greenhouse gas 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 greenhouse gas emissions in Austria peaked at 11.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 3.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 4.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 5.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 7.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 6.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 5.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 59 Antigua and Barbuda 7.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 60 Denmark 7.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 61 Lithuania 7.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 63 Latvia 7.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 64 Cyprus 6.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 65 Israel 6.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 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 greenhouse gas emissions in Austria?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Austria was 7.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 11.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1919.
- How does Austria rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Austria ranks 62nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas 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 Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.