New Zealand vs Switzerland: Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture, per square

New Zealand
0.0042 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Switzerland
0.0039 units per square kilometre
in 2019
New Zealand rank
19th
Switzerland rank
22nd

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture, per square over time

  • New Zealand
  • Switzerland
00.0020.0040.006196119902019

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 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.

New Zealand ranks 19th and Switzerland ranks 22nd of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0038 units per square kilometre 0.005 units per square kilometre 0.0012 units per square kilometre Switzerland
1970s 0.0043 units per square kilometre 0.0053 units per square kilometre 0.001 units per square kilometre Switzerland
1980s 0.0045 units per square kilometre 0.0051 units per square kilometre 0.0007 units per square kilometre Switzerland
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) - ipcc agriculture, per square, 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) - ipcc agriculture, per square 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?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do New Zealand and Switzerland rank globally for emission totals - emissions (ch4) - ipcc agriculture, per square?
New Zealand ranks 19th and Switzerland ranks 22nd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
206 places, 10,733 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 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.