What is emissions of air pollutants in Austria?

Emissions of air pollutants in Austria was 118,745 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Austria?

The highest recorded value was 253,191 tonnes in 2005.

What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Austria?

The lowest recorded value was 469.43 tonnes in 1750.

How does Austria rank for emissions of air pollutants?

Austria ranks 89th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Austria?

Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Austria data come from?

The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Emissions of air pollutants in Austria

Name: Emissions of air pollutants in Austria
Creator: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Austria: Emissions of air pollutants was 118,745 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

118,745 tonnes

Change on year

down 3.5%

World rank

89th

of 220 countries

All-time high

253,191 tonnes

in 2005

All-time low

469.43 tonnes

in 1750

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Emissions of air pollutants in Austria, 1750–2022

Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

Austria recorded 118,745 tonnes for emissions of air pollutants in 2022.

The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 39.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Austria peaked at 253,191 tonnes in 2005 and was at its lowest, 469.43 tonnes, in 1750.

Austria ranks 89th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1750s	473.16 tonnes	469.43 tonnes	476.8 tonnes	10
1760s	480.4 tonnes	477.58 tonnes	483.13 tonnes	10
1770s	486.25 tonnes	483.72 tonnes	488.7 tonnes	10
1780s	490.29 tonnes	489.22 tonnes	491.29 tonnes	10
1790s	488.12 tonnes	484.74 tonnes	491.49 tonnes	10
1800s	518.59 tonnes	478.06 tonnes	855 tonnes	10
1810s	540.93 tonnes	477.41 tonnes	1,055 tonnes	10
1820s	1,448 tonnes	1,236 tonnes	1,734 tonnes	10
1830s	2,150 tonnes	1,662 tonnes	3,114 tonnes	10
1840s	4,692 tonnes	3,366 tonnes	6,054 tonnes	10
1850s	9,844 tonnes	6,061 tonnes	17,193 tonnes	10
1860s	13,667 tonnes	9,053 tonnes	15,898 tonnes	10
1870s	21,597 tonnes	18,030 tonnes	26,178 tonnes	10
1880s	31,936 tonnes	26,421 tonnes	55,563 tonnes	10
1890s	46,513 tonnes	32,755 tonnes	58,910 tonnes	10
1900s	81,263 tonnes	60,547 tonnes	141,052 tonnes	10
1910s	79,349 tonnes	9,521 tonnes	146,010 tonnes	10
1920s	50,175 tonnes	37,876 tonnes	63,333 tonnes	10
1930s	39,590 tonnes	19,354 tonnes	52,262 tonnes	10
1940s	47,082 tonnes	22,819 tonnes	75,406 tonnes	10
1950s	78,684 tonnes	54,163 tonnes	97,547 tonnes	10
1960s	139,168 tonnes	106,612 tonnes	172,852 tonnes	10
1970s	213,240 tonnes	181,677 tonnes	240,553 tonnes	10
1980s	235,852 tonnes	220,669 tonnes	252,377 tonnes	10
1990s	210,744 tonnes	198,678 tonnes	226,098 tonnes	10
2000s	232,701 tonnes	208,317 tonnes	253,191 tonnes	10
2010s	184,176 tonnes	151,912 tonnes	209,988 tonnes	10
2020s	121,561 tonnes	118,745 tonnes	123,082 tonnes	3

Countries ranked near Austria

86 Finland 125,339 tonnes compare
87 Bolivia 122,818 tonnes compare
88 Lebanon 120,722 tonnes compare
90 Tunisia 111,409 tonnes compare
91 Denmark 111,133 tonnes compare
92 Azerbaijan 107,837 tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

More environment data for Austria

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 71 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 7.74 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 5.21 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.6402 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.7642 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0656 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 8.21 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0853 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0219 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.41 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for Austria →

Frequently asked questions

What is emissions of air pollutants in Austria?: Emissions of air pollutants in Austria was 118,745 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Austria?: The highest recorded value was 253,191 tonnes in 2005.
What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Austria?: The lowest recorded value was 469.43 tonnes in 1750.
How does Austria rank for emissions of air pollutants?: Austria ranks 89th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Austria?: Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Austria data come from?: The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Emissions of air pollutants
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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