Switzerland vs United States of America: Air emissions - Greenhouse gas emissions Inventories — Total
Air emissions - Greenhouse gas emissions Inventories — Total over time
- Switzerland
- United States of America
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 88.16 Index against 86.1 Index in United States of America, a difference of 2.06 Index.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Switzerland ahead.
Switzerland ranks 43rd and United States of America ranks 45th of 67 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 106.89 Index | 105.36 Index | 1.53 Index | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 99.92 Index | 98.84 Index | 1.09 Index | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 95.41 Index | 94.06 Index | 1.34 Index | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 90.01 Index | 88.19 Index | 1.82 Index | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher air emissions - greenhouse gas emissions inventories — total, Switzerland or United States of America?
- Switzerland, at 88.16 Index against 86.1 Index in United States of America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in air emissions - greenhouse gas emissions inventories — total between Switzerland and United States of America?
- 2.06 Index, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United States of America?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Switzerland and United States of America rank globally for air emissions - greenhouse gas emissions inventories — total?
- Switzerland ranks 43rd and United States of America ranks 45th of 67 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Air emissions - Greenhouse gas emissions Inventories — Total emissions excluding LULUCF. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset presents trends in man-made emissions of major greenhouse gases and emissions by gas. Data refer to total emissions of CO2 (emissions from energy use and industrial processes, e.g. cement production), CH4(methane emissions from solid waste, livestock, mining of hard coal and lignite, rice paddies, agriculture and leaks from natural gas pipelines), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) and nitrogen trifluoride (NF3). Data exclude indirect CO2. For UNCCCC Annex I countries, data follow the IPCC 2006 guidelines. Territories' coverage are as those defined in the Kyoto Protocol. Data source(s): National Inventory Submissions 2026 to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC, CRT tables), available here. Data for Indonesia, Israel and Korea were derived from Annual Quality Assurance (AQA) questionnaires submitted to the OECD. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: July 2026 Database documentation