Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Austria
Austria: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry was 61.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
61.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
57th
of 198 countries
All-time high
85.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2003
All-time low
2.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Austria, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
Analysis
Austria recorded 61.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in 2024.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Austria peaked at 85.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, in 1850.
That places Austria 57th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Austria, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 2.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | — |
| 1851 | 2.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1852 | 3.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +16.2% |
| 1853 | 3.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +12.1% |
| 1854 | 3.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.2% |
| 1855 | 4.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +13.8% |
| 1856 | 4.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +12.3% |
| 1857 | 5.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +13.2% |
| 1858 | 7.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +43.0% |
| 1859 | 6.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -17.4% |
| 1860 | 6.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.4% |
| 1861 | 7.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.4% |
| 1862 | 7.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.3% |
| 1863 | 6.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -6.8% |
| 1864 | 5.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -12.3% |
| 1865 | 6.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.9% |
| 1866 | 4.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -29.2% |
| 1867 | 5.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +31.0% |
| 1868 | 6.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +20.8% |
| 1869 | 7.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.2% |
| 1870 | 8.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +12.3% |
| 1871 | 10.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +34.6% |
| 1872 | 10.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.2% |
| 1873 | 11.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.8% |
| 1874 | 9.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -13.8% |
| 1875 | 8.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -13.1% |
| 1876 | 8.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.8% |
| 1877 | 8.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -9.1% |
| 1878 | 7.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.5% |
| 1879 | 9.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +20.5% |
| 1880 | 24.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +154.7% |
| 1881 | 11.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -54.8% |
| 1882 | 11.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.6% |
| 1883 | 12.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +10.3% |
| 1884 | 12.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.4% |
| 1885 | 12.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.8% |
| 1886 | 12.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.3% |
| 1887 | 13.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.3% |
| 1888 | 12.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.3% |
| 1889 | 13.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.3% |
| 1890 | 13.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.2% |
| 1891 | 15.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +13.9% |
| 1892 | 15.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.0% |
| 1893 | 18.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +21.3% |
| 1894 | 18.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.3% |
| 1895 | 21.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +11.9% |
| 1896 | 22.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.4% |
| 1897 | 23.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.8% |
| 1898 | 25.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.0% |
| 1899 | 25.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.5% |
| 1900 | 28.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +11.3% |
| 1901 | 29.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.3% |
| 1902 | 26.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -9.1% |
| 1903 | 26.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 28.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.7% |
| 1905 | 29.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.0% |
| 1906 | 35.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +19.0% |
| 1907 | 43.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +24.4% |
| 1908 | 61.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +39.9% |
| 1909 | 44.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -26.9% |
| 1910 | 59.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +34.1% |
| 1911 | 50.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -16.2% |
| 1912 | 52.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.1% |
| 1913 | 62.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +17.7% |
| 1914 | 50.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -18.3% |
| 1915 | 36.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -28.4% |
| 1916 | 9.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -72.7% |
| 1917 | 4.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -57.1% |
| 1918 | 4.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.8% |
| 1919 | 3.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -8.2% |
| 1920 | 15.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +305.0% |
| 1921 | 20.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +31.5% |
| 1922 | 19.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.7% |
| 1923 | 18.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.2% |
| 1924 | 20.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +12.5% |
| 1925 | 19.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.3% |
| 1926 | 19.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.8% |
| 1927 | 21.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.8% |
| 1928 | 22.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.1% |
| 1929 | 25.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +13.6% |
| 1930 | 19.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -21.2% |
| 1931 | 19.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.8% |
| 1932 | 16.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -15.4% |
| 1933 | 15.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.8% |
| 1934 | 14.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.0% |
| 1935 | 14.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.3% |
| 1936 | 14.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.1% |
| 1937 | 16.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +11.6% |
| 1938 | 6.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -58.4% |
| 1939 | 7.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +8.4% |
| 1940 | 8.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +14.2% |
| 1941 | 9.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +9.1% |
| 1942 | 9.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.7% |
| 1943 | 11.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +12.2% |
| 1944 | 10.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.8% |
| 1945 | 6.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -43.0% |
| 1946 | 14.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +135.5% |
| 1947 | 19.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +34.8% |
| 1948 | 26.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +36.1% |
| 1949 | 29.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +8.7% |
| 1950 | 23.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -18.7% |
| 1951 | 26.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +11.2% |
| 1952 | 25.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.6% |
| 1953 | 25.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 28.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +12.4% |
| 1955 | 33.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +17.4% |
| 1956 | 33.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.5% |
| 1957 | 34.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.1% |
| 1958 | 33.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.2% |
| 1959 | 33.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1960 | 37.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +9.8% |
| 1961 | 38.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.7% |
| 1962 | 41.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.6% |
| 1963 | 44.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +9.0% |
| 1964 | 47.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.1% |
| 1965 | 46.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 48.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 49.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 52.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.7% |
| 1969 | 55.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.5% |
| 1970 | 60.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +9.9% |
| 1971 | 62.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 66.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.6% |
| 1973 | 70.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 68.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 64.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 68.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 66.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 67.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 72.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 62.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -12.9% |
| 1981 | 66.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 64.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 62.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 64.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 64.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 63.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 67.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 63.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -6.1% |
| 1989 | 63.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 71.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +13.0% |
| 1991 | 75.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 69.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 69.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 69.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 72.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 75.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 75.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 74.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 73.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 73.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 77.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 79.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 85.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 84.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 85.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 83.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 80.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 79.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 73.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 77.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 75.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 72.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 73.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 69.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 71.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 72.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 75.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 72.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 73.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 67.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 71.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 66.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 62.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 61.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.9% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 61.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents is above the median for high income countries, which is 39.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, 1.6× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Austria's 61.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, 1.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry 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 | +305.0% | 3.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 1880 | +154.7% | 9.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 1946 | +135.5% | 6.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 1916 | -72.7% | 36.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 1938 | -58.4% | 16.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 1917 | -57.1% | 9.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 4.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1860s | 6.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1870s | 9.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1880s | 13.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1890s | 20.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1900s | 35.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 61.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1910s | 33.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 62.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1920s | 20.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1930s | 14.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1940s | 14.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1950s | 29.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1960s | 46.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 55.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1970s | 66.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 60.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 72.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 62.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 67.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 69.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 75.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 73.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 85.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 69.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 77.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 61.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 71.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 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 total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Austria?
- Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Austria was 61.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 85.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2003.
- What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1850.
- How does Austria rank for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Austria ranks 57th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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