Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Austria
Austria: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Austria, 1990–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Austria is 0.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Austria peaked at 0.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Austria ranks 76th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +102.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +52.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +30.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +24.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +18.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +11.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +12.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +13.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 0.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 1.8× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Austria's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0%, 94% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +102.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1992 | +52.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 73 Chad 0.0% compare
- 74 Afghanistan 0.0% compare
- 75 Kyrgyzstan 0.0% compare
- 77 Slovenia 0.0% compare
- 78 Iceland 0.0% compare
- 79 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0% compare
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 share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Austria?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Austria was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Austria rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Austria ranks 76th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from flaring.