New Zealand vs Switzerland: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC

New Zealand
0.1169 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Switzerland
0.1084 units per square kilometre
in 2019
New Zealand rank
19th
Switzerland rank
22nd

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC over time

  • New Zealand
  • Switzerland
00.050.10.15196119902019

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.1169 units per square kilometre against 0.1084 units per square kilometre in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0085 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 0.1071 units per square kilometre 0.1406 units per square kilometre 0.0335 units per square kilometre Switzerland
1970s 0.1205 units per square kilometre 0.1485 units per square kilometre 0.028 units per square kilometre Switzerland
1980s 0.1251 units per square kilometre 0.1441 units per square kilometre 0.0189 units per square kilometre Switzerland
1990s 0.1176 units per square kilometre 0.1296 units per square kilometre 0.0121 units per square kilometre Switzerland
2000s 0.1187 units per square kilometre 0.117 units per square kilometre 0.0018 units per square kilometre New Zealand
2010s 0.1196 units per square kilometre 0.1124 units per square kilometre 0.0072 units per square kilometre New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc, New Zealand or Switzerland?
New Zealand, at 0.1169 units per square kilometre against 0.1084 units per square kilometre in Switzerland as of 2019.
What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc between New Zealand and Switzerland?
0.0085 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 (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc?
New Zealand ranks 19th and Switzerland ranks 22nd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture, 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) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture, 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, 10,733 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - 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.