Curacao vs Switzerland: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Curacao
84,705 tonnes
in 2024
Switzerland
94,222 tonnes
in 2024
Curacao rank
93rd
Switzerland rank
90th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Curacao
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 94,222 tonnes against 84,705 tonnes in Curacao, a difference of 9,517 tonnes.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Curacao's.
The two have swapped places 58 times across 98 shared years of data; in 1927 it was Switzerland ahead.
Curacao ranks 93rd and Switzerland ranks 90th of 215 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Curacao averaged higher in 5 and Switzerland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Curacao | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 tonnes | 935,829 tonnes | 935,829 tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes | 159,663 tonnes | 159,663 tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 0 tonnes | -333,087 tonnes | 333,087 tonnes | Curacao |
| 1950s | 1.08 million tonnes | 808,688 tonnes | 268,398 tonnes | Curacao |
| 1960s | 166,247 tonnes | 2.14 million tonnes | 1.98 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1970s | -391,585 tonnes | 180,374 tonnes | 571,960 tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1980s | -403,620 tonnes | -46,952 tonnes | 356,668 tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1990s | -261,030 tonnes | 505,802 tonnes | 766,832 tonnes | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 398,517 tonnes | -92,069 tonnes | 490,586 tonnes | Curacao |
| 2010s | -345,989 tonnes | -670,360 tonnes | 324,371 tonnes | Curacao |
| 2020s | -21,326 tonnes | -950,109 tonnes | 928,783 tonnes | Curacao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Curacao or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 94,222 tonnes against 84,705 tonnes in Curacao as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Curacao and Switzerland?
- 9,517 tonnes, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Curacao and Switzerland?
- 98 years are reported by both, from 1927 to 2024.
- How do Curacao and Switzerland rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Curacao ranks 93rd and Switzerland ranks 90th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.