Per capita methane emissions in Austria
Austria: Per capita methane emissions was 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
87th
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1985
All-time low
0.7899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1919
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane 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 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita methane emissions in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Austria peaked at 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.7899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1919.
Austria ranks 87th 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 | 0.8393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.8421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8401 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.8431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8386 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.8368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.8316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.8194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.8013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7948 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.8096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.9924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.847 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 84 Myanmar 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 85 Serbia 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 86 Cook Islands 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 88 Belgium 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 89 Finland 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 90 Vanuatu 1.01 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 methane emissions in Austria?
- Per capita methane emissions in Austria was 1.02 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 methane emissions recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1919.
- How does Austria rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Austria ranks 87th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.