Portugal vs Switzerland: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers

Portugal
0.0063 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Switzerland
0.0068 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Portugal rank
59th
Switzerland rank
57th

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers over time

  • Portugal
  • Switzerland
0.0020.0040.0060.0080.01196119902019

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.0068 units per square kilometre against 0.0063 units per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 0.0005 units per square kilometre.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 59th and Switzerland ranks 57th of 163 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0053 units per square kilometre 0.0037 units per square kilometre 0.0016 units per square kilometre Portugal
1970s 0.0077 units per square kilometre 0.0066 units per square kilometre 0.0011 units per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 0.0085 units per square kilometre 0.0096 units per square kilometre 0.0011 units per square kilometre Switzerland
1990s 0.0079 units per square kilometre 0.0086 units per square kilometre 0.0007 units per square kilometre Switzerland
2000s 0.0068 units per square kilometre 0.0069 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre Switzerland
2010s 0.0065 units per square kilometre 0.0067 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - synthetic fertilizers, Portugal or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.0068 units per square kilometre against 0.0063 units per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2019.
What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - synthetic fertilizers between Portugal and Switzerland?
0.0005 units per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Switzerland?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Portugal and Switzerland rank globally for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - synthetic fertilizers?
Portugal ranks 59th and Switzerland ranks 57th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers, 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 (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
163 places, 8,046 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers 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.