Austria vs Germany
Austria vs Germany: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 6.32 tonnes in Austria and 6.94 tonnes in Germany, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Germany, by 0.62 tonnes, or 1.1 times that in Austria.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Germany has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1970.
- In 2024, Austria ranked 38 and Germany ranked 34 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Austria | Germany | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.32 | 6.94 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 6.4 | 7.08 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 6.93 | 7.91 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 7.39 | 8.06 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 7.06 | 7.72 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 7.75 | 8.38 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 7.61 | 9.01 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 7.97 | 9.37 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 7.76 | 9.58 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 7.79 | 9.61 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 7.71 | 9.62 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 8.21 | 10.14 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 8.19 | 9.95 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 8.6 | 9.82 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 8.82 | 9.97 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 8.16 | 9.38 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 9.04 | 10.11 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 9.09 | 10.05 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 9.47 | 10.38 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 9.77 | 10.21 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 9.74 | 10.46 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 9.63 | 10.64 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 9.06 | 10.55 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 8.88 | 10.75 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 8.33 | 10.6 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 8.29 | 10.6 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 8.54 | 11.05 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 8.48 | 11.06 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 8.54 | 11.47 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 8.06 | 11.15 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 7.7 | 11.24 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 7.66 | 11.45 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 7.72 | 11.63 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 8.45 | 12.39 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 8.02 | 12.75 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 7.5 | 13.34 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 7.53 | 13.64 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 7.73 | 13.77 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 7.66 | 13.89 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 7.82 | 13.98 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 7.63 | 13.94 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 7.39 | 13.69 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 7.38 | 13.45 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 7.67 | 14.02 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 8.15 | 14.5 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 8.39 | 15.22 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 8.05 | 14.58 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 7.8 | 14.09 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 8.16 | 14.33 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 7.44 | 13.48 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 7.73 | 14.21 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 8.07 | 14.66 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 7.67 | 14.04 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 7.42 | 13.75 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 7.1 | 13.87 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Austria vs Germany
Health
- Life expectancyAustria: 82 years in 2023Germany: 81.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAustria: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Germany: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAustria: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Germany: 3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAustria: 98.9% in 2022Germany: 99.9% in 2022
- DepressionAustria: 3.26% in 2017Germany: 3.96% in 2017
- Suicide rateAustria: 11.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Germany: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAustria: 9.13 million people in 2023Germany: 84.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthAustria: -0.12% a year in 2023Germany: 0.35% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAustria: 1.32 births per woman in 2023Germany: 1.44 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAustria: 69.7% in 2025Germany: 82.1% in 2025
- Median ageAustria: 43.1 years in 2023Germany: 45.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAustria: 20.2% in 2023Germany: 22.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateAustria: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Germany: 7.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAustria: 1.1% of GDP in 2025Germany: 2.27% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAustria: $5.88B in 2025Germany: $107B in 2025
- Military spending per personAustria: $697 in 2025Germany: $1,346 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAustria: 2% of government spending in 2025Germany: 4.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAustria: 23,000 people in 2020Germany: 183,000 people in 2020
- National powerAustria: 0.17% of world capability in 2022Germany: 1.5% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAustria: 0.5% of the labour force in 2020Germany: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAustria: 29 million TIV in 2025Germany: 1.63 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAustria: 1 million TIV in 2025Germany: 1.7 billion TIV in 2025