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Per capita methane emissions in Austria

Austria: Per capita methane emissions was 1.02 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.02
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
87th
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.04
in 1985
All-time low
0.7899
in 1919
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita methane emissions in Austria, 1850–2024

00.511.52185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Austria recorded 1.02 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 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.7899, 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.

Per capita methane emissions in Austria, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.8374 —
1851 0.8379 +0.1%
1852 0.8386 +0.1%
1853 0.839 +0.1%
1854 0.8389 -0.0%
1855 0.8393 +0.0%
1856 0.8396 +0.0%
1857 0.84 +0.0%
1858 0.842 +0.2%
1859 0.8402 -0.2%
1860 0.8401 -0.0%
1861 0.841 +0.1%
1862 0.8416 +0.1%
1863 0.8417 +0.0%
1864 0.8415 -0.0%
1865 0.8423 +0.1%
1866 0.8411 -0.2%
1867 0.8427 +0.2%
1868 0.8442 +0.2%
1869 0.8445 +0.0%
1870 0.8445 +0.0%
1871 0.8473 +0.3%
1872 0.8469 -0.1%
1873 0.8468 -0.0%
1874 0.8445 -0.3%
1875 0.8424 -0.2%
1876 0.8417 -0.1%
1877 0.8398 -0.2%
1878 0.8386 -0.1%
1879 0.8388 +0.0%
1880 0.8505 +1.4%
1881 0.8382 -1.4%
1882 0.8375 -0.1%
1883 0.8376 +0.0%
1884 0.8364 -0.1%
1885 0.8359 -0.1%
1886 0.8343 -0.2%
1887 0.8338 -0.1%
1888 0.8324 -0.2%
1889 0.8317 -0.1%
1890 0.83 -0.2%
1891 0.8314 +0.2%
1892 0.8306 -0.1%
1893 0.8324 +0.2%
1894 0.8318 -0.1%
1895 0.8325 +0.1%
1896 0.8319 -0.1%
1897 0.8321 +0.0%
1898 0.8319 -0.0%
1899 0.831 -0.1%
1900 0.8317 +0.1%
1901 0.8312 -0.1%
1902 0.8285 -0.3%
1903 0.8277 -0.1%
1904 0.8278 +0.0%
1905 0.8277 -0.0%
1906 0.8304 +0.3%
1907 0.8349 +0.5%
1908 0.8451 +1.2%
1909 0.835 -1.2%
1910 0.8477 +1.5%
1911 0.8362 -1.4%
1912 0.8348 -0.2%
1913 0.8399 +0.6%
1914 0.8314 -1.0%
1915 0.8209 -1.3%
1916 0.8021 -2.3%
1917 0.7966 -0.7%
1918 0.7947 -0.2%
1919 0.7899 -0.6%
1920 0.7948 +0.6%
1921 0.8002 +0.7%
1922 0.8007 +0.1%
1923 0.8002 -0.1%
1924 0.8019 +0.2%
1925 0.8012 -0.1%
1926 0.8013 +0.0%
1927 0.8026 +0.2%
1928 0.8036 +0.1%
1929 0.8065 +0.4%
1930 0.8044 -0.3%
1931 0.8029 -0.2%
1932 0.8002 -0.3%
1933 0.7997 -0.1%
1934 0.799 -0.1%
1935 0.799 -0.0%
1936 0.8094 +1.3%
1937 0.8212 +1.4%
1938 0.825 +0.5%
1939 0.8354 +1.3%
1940 0.847 +1.4%
1941 0.8763 +3.5%
1942 0.905 +3.3%
1943 0.9333 +3.1%
1944 0.9608 +2.9%
1945 0.9878 +2.8%
1946 1.03 +4.6%
1947 1.08 +4.3%
1948 1.13 +4.7%
1949 1.17 +4.1%
1950 1.2 +2.4%
1951 1.25 +4.0%
1952 1.29 +3.1%
1953 1.33 +3.2%
1954 1.38 +3.9%
1955 1.44 +4.2%
1956 1.49 +3.2%
1957 1.54 +3.4%
1958 1.57 +2.5%
1959 1.62 +2.6%
1960 1.67 +3.3%
1961 1.7 +1.7%
1962 1.76 +3.4%
1963 1.79 +2.2%
1964 1.78 -0.9%
1965 1.81 +2.0%
1966 1.86 +2.7%
1967 1.91 +2.7%
1968 1.95 +1.8%
1969 1.98 +1.7%
1970 1.95 -1.6%
1971 1.99 +2.1%
1972 1.97 -1.0%
1973 1.98 +0.6%
1974 1.99 +0.7%
1975 1.98 -0.5%
1976 1.97 -0.5%
1977 1.98 +0.1%
1978 1.98 +0.2%
1979 2 +1.2%
1980 1.99 -0.5%
1981 1.98 -0.7%
1982 2 +1.2%
1983 2 -0.3%
1984 2.03 +1.5%
1985 2.04 +0.9%
1986 2.03 -0.6%
1987 2 -1.5%
1988 2.02 +0.7%
1989 1.95 -3.2%
1990 1.92 -1.8%
1991 1.89 -1.2%
1992 1.82 -3.9%
1993 1.76 -3.5%
1994 1.68 -4.1%
1995 1.61 -4.3%
1996 1.58 -2.0%
1997 1.53 -3.1%
1998 1.49 -2.6%
1999 1.47 -1.3%
2000 1.43 -2.6%
2001 1.41 -1.3%
2002 1.4 -0.9%
2003 1.47 +4.5%
2004 1.31 -10.6%
2005 1.28 -2.4%
2006 1.25 -2.0%
2007 1.21 -3.1%
2008 1.19 -1.8%
2009 1.17 -1.8%
2010 1.18 +0.8%
2011 1.15 -2.6%
2012 1.12 -2.8%
2013 1.13 +0.7%
2014 1.1 -2.6%
2015 1.04 -5.5%
2016 1.03 -0.6%
2017 1.05 +1.6%
2018 1.04 -0.5%
2019 1.03 -0.7%
2020 1.02 -1.3%
2021 1.04 +1.9%
2022 1.02 -2.2%
2023 1.02 -0.1%
2024 1.02 +0.5%

Austria compared with similar countries

  • Austria's 1.02 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.02, 1.0× the median. (67 countries reporting)
  • Austria's 1.02 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.02, 100% of the median. (50 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.8393 0.8374 0.842 10
1860s 0.8421 0.8401 0.8445 10
1870s 0.8431 0.8386 0.8473 10
1880s 0.8368 0.8317 0.8505 10
1890s 0.8316 0.83 0.8325 10
1900s 0.832 0.8277 0.8451 10
1910s 0.8194 0.7899 0.8477 10
1920s 0.8013 0.7948 0.8065 10
1930s 0.8096 0.799 0.8354 10
1940s 0.9924 0.847 1.17 10
1950s 1.41 1.2 1.62 10
1960s 1.82 1.67 1.98 10
1970s 1.98 1.95 2 10
1980s 2 1.95 2.04 10
1990s 1.68 1.47 1.92 10
2000s 1.31 1.17 1.47 10
2010s 1.09 1.03 1.18 10
2020s 1.02 1.02 1.04 5

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 84 Myanmar 1.04 compare
  2. 85 Serbia 1.02 compare
  3. 86 Cook Islands 1.02 compare
  4. 88 Belgium 1.02 compare
  5. 89 Finland 1.01 compare
  6. 90 Vanuatu 1.01 compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita methane emissions in Austria?
Per capita methane emissions in Austria was 1.02 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 2.04 in 1985.
What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7899 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
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