Austria vs Germany: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Austria
0.3904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Germany
0.3803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Austria rank
68th
Germany rank
71st
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Austria
- Germany
How they compare
Austria currently reports 0.3904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Germany, a difference of 0.0101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Germany ahead.
Austria ranks 68th and Germany ranks 71st of 201 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1860s | 0.0889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1870s | 0.0984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1880s | 0.1121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1890s | 0.1287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0579 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1900s | 0.132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1910s | 0.1233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1920s | 0.1363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1930s | 0.1631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1940s | 0.2887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1950s | 0.481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1960s | 0.6775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1970s | 0.7829 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1980s | 0.7299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1990s | 0.5892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.4488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.4056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Austria or Germany?
- Austria, at 0.3904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Austria and Germany?
- 0.0101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Germany?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Germany rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Austria ranks 68th and Germany ranks 71st of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.