Austria vs Saudi Arabia: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Austria
0.3904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
0.3844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Austria rank
68th
Saudi Arabia rank
69th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Austria
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Austria currently reports 0.3904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Austria has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 68th and Saudi Arabia ranks 69th of 201 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Austria |
| 1860s | 0.0889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Austria |
| 1870s | 0.0984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Austria |
| 1880s | 0.1121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Austria |
| 1890s | 0.1287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Austria |
| 1900s | 0.132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Austria |
| 1910s | 0.1233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Austria |
| 1920s | 0.1363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Austria |
| 1930s | 0.1631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0755 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Austria |
| 1940s | 0.2887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Austria |
| 1950s | 0.481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Austria |
| 1960s | 0.6775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Austria |
| 1970s | 0.7829 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Austria |
| 1980s | 0.7299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1975 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Austria |
| 1990s | 0.5892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Austria |
| 2000s | 0.507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Austria |
| 2010s | 0.4488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Austria |
| 2020s | 0.4056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Austria or Saudi Arabia?
- Austria, at 0.3904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Austria and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Saudi Arabia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Saudi Arabia rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Austria ranks 68th and Saudi Arabia ranks 69th 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.