Austria vs Spain: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Austria
0.3904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Spain
0.3934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Austria rank
68th
Spain rank
65th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Austria
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.3934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Austria, a difference of 0.003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 68th and Spain ranks 65th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 11 and Spain in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Austria |
| 1860s | 0.0889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0823 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Austria |
| 1870s | 0.0984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Austria |
| 1880s | 0.1121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 1890s | 0.1287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 1900s | 0.132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 1910s | 0.1233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 1920s | 0.1363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 1930s | 0.1631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Austria |
| 1940s | 0.2887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Austria |
| 1950s | 0.481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Austria |
| 1960s | 0.6775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Austria |
| 1970s | 0.7829 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Austria |
| 1980s | 0.7299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Austria |
| 1990s | 0.5892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Austria |
| 2000s | 0.507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.4488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Austria |
| 2020s | 0.4056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Austria or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.3934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Austria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Austria and Spain?
- 0.003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Spain?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Spain rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Austria ranks 68th and Spain ranks 65th 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.