New Zealand vs Switzerland: Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - AFOLU, per square kilometre

New Zealand
0.0042 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Switzerland
0.0039 units per square kilometre
in 2019
New Zealand rank
21st
Switzerland rank
23rd

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - AFOLU, per square kilometre over time

  • New Zealand
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.0042 units per square kilometre against 0.0039 units per square kilometre in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0003 units per square kilometre.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Switzerland ahead.

New Zealand ranks 21st and Switzerland ranks 23rd of 206 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Switzerland Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0042 units per square kilometre 0.0046 units per square kilometre 0.0004 units per square kilometre Switzerland
2000s 0.0042 units per square kilometre 0.0042 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre New Zealand
2010s 0.0043 units per square kilometre 0.004 units per square kilometre 0.0003 units per square kilometre New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emission totals - emissions (ch4) - afolu, per square kilometre, New Zealand or Switzerland?
New Zealand, at 0.0042 units per square kilometre against 0.0039 units per square kilometre in Switzerland as of 2019.
What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (ch4) - afolu, per square kilometre between New Zealand and Switzerland?
0.0003 units per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Switzerland?
30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do New Zealand and Switzerland rank globally for emission totals - emissions (ch4) - afolu, per square kilometre?
New Zealand ranks 21st and Switzerland ranks 23rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - AFOLU, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - AFOLU, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
206 places, 6,030 data points, 1990–2019
Last refreshed

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - AFOLU divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.