Total greenhouse gas emissions in Austria

Austria emitted 71.0 million tonnes of greenhouse gases (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1970.

Measure: Total greenhouse gas emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Austria, 2024 71.0 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 −0.8% 2023: 71.6 Mt CO2e
European Union, 2024 3,164.7 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 65th of 203 See the full ranking

Total greenhouse gas emissions in Austria over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Total greenhouse gas emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period AustriaEuropean Union
2024 71.0 Mt CO2e 3,164.7 Mt CO2e
2023 71.6 Mt CO2e 3,222.5 Mt CO2e
2022 76.1 Mt CO2e 3,483.1 Mt CO2e
2021 80.1 Mt CO2e 3,572.4 Mt CO2e
2020 77.0 Mt CO2e 3,395.6 Mt CO2e
2019 83.1 Mt CO2e 3,683.8 Mt CO2e
2018 81.8 Mt CO2e 3,834.9 Mt CO2e
2017 84.9 Mt CO2e 3,915.2 Mt CO2e
2016 82.7 Mt CO2e 3,894.4 Mt CO2e
2015 82.3 Mt CO2e 3,885.9 Mt CO2e
2014 80.8 Mt CO2e 3,831.0 Mt CO2e
2013 84.5 Mt CO2e 3,974.0 Mt CO2e
2012 84.0 Mt CO2e 4,063.5 Mt CO2e
2011 87.3 Mt CO2e 4,127.3 Mt CO2e
2010 89.1 Mt CO2e 4,235.1 Mt CO2e
2009 83.0 Mt CO2e 4,118.8 Mt CO2e
2008 90.6 Mt CO2e 4,409.4 Mt CO2e
2007 91.0 Mt CO2e 4,518.7 Mt CO2e
2006 94.0 Mt CO2e 4,550.1 Mt CO2e
2005 96.4 Mt CO2e 4,552.2 Mt CO2e
2004 95.9 Mt CO2e 4,585.2 Mt CO2e
2003 95.2 Mt CO2e 4,578.9 Mt CO2e
2002 90.4 Mt CO2e 4,484.6 Mt CO2e
2001 88.6 Mt CO2e 4,500.9 Mt CO2e
2000 83.7 Mt CO2e 4,468.7 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.8% from 71.6 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 80.8 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by −12.2%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Austria has the 65th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 3,164.7 Mt CO2e.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.ALL.MT.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Austria
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database