Switzerland vs Taiwan: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Switzerland
0.2456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Taiwan
0.2467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Switzerland rank
125th
Taiwan rank
124th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 0.2467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Switzerland ahead.
Switzerland ranks 125th and Taiwan ranks 124th of 201 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1061 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 0.1081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 0.1217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 0.1435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 0.1685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 0.172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 0.1568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 0.1677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 0.187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 0.289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 0.403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 0.4312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.4591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.4591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.386 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.2769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Switzerland or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 0.2467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Switzerland and Taiwan?
- 0.0011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Taiwan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Switzerland and Taiwan rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Switzerland ranks 125th and Taiwan ranks 124th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.