Austria vs South Africa: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita

Austria
6.32 t CO2e/capita
in 2024
South Africa
6.88 t CO2e/capita
in 2024
Austria rank
39th
South Africa rank
36th

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita over time

  • Austria
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 6.88 t CO2e/capita against 6.32 t CO2e/capita in Austria, a difference of 0.56 t CO2e/capita.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.

Austria ranks 39th and South Africa ranks 36th of 203 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 7.78 t CO2e/capita 8.49 t CO2e/capita 0.7125 t CO2e/capita South Africa
1980s 7.65 t CO2e/capita 8.11 t CO2e/capita 0.4605 t CO2e/capita South Africa
1990s 8.14 t CO2e/capita 7.36 t CO2e/capita 0.7877 t CO2e/capita Austria
2000s 9.12 t CO2e/capita 8.45 t CO2e/capita 0.6646 t CO2e/capita Austria
2010s 8.04 t CO2e/capita 8.37 t CO2e/capita 0.3285 t CO2e/capita South Africa
2020s 6.82 t CO2e/capita 7.05 t CO2e/capita 0.2307 t CO2e/capita South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions excluding lulucf per capita, Austria or South Africa?
South Africa, at 6.88 t CO2e/capita against 6.32 t CO2e/capita in Austria as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions excluding lulucf per capita between Austria and South Africa?
0.56 t CO2e/capita, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and South Africa?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Austria and South Africa rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions excluding lulucf per capita?
Austria ranks 39th and South Africa ranks 36th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita)
Unit
t CO2e/capita
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 13,750 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Total annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values divided by the economy's population. This measure excludes GHG fluxes caused by Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF), as these fluxes have larger uncertainties.