Canada vs Switzerland: How have things changed?, per square kilometre

Canada
0.0991 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
0.1048 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Canada rank
181st
Switzerland rank
178th

How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time

  • Canada
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.1048 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.0991 metric tons per square kilometre in Canada, a difference of 0.0057 metric tons per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 181st and Switzerland ranks 178th of 215 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1694 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0794 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0899 metric tons per square kilometre Canada
1970s 0.1518 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0903 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0614 metric tons per square kilometre Canada
1980s 0.1773 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1028 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0745 metric tons per square kilometre Canada
1990s 0.1525 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0844 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0681 metric tons per square kilometre Canada
2000s 0.1635 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0746 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0889 metric tons per square kilometre Canada
2010s 0.1253 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0901 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0352 metric tons per square kilometre Canada
2020s 0.1047 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1003 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0044 metric tons per square kilometre Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per square kilometre, Canada or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.1048 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.0991 metric tons per square kilometre in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between Canada and Switzerland?
0.0057 metric tons per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Switzerland?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Canada and Switzerland rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
Canada ranks 181st and Switzerland ranks 178th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
How have things changed?, per square kilometre
Unit
metric tons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,549 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed

How have things changed? 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.