Poland vs Switzerland: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Poland
797.12 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Switzerland
808.51 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Poland rank
36th
Switzerland rank
34th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Poland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 808.51 tonnes per square kilometre against 797.12 tonnes per square kilometre in Poland, a difference of 11.39 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Poland ahead.
Poland ranks 36th and Switzerland ranks 34th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 777.58 tonnes per square kilometre | 789.85 tonnes per square kilometre | 12.27 tonnes per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 1,154 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,063 tonnes per square kilometre | 91.58 tonnes per square kilometre | Poland |
| 1980s | 1,391 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,027 tonnes per square kilometre | 364.67 tonnes per square kilometre | Poland |
| 1990s | 1,154 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,136 tonnes per square kilometre | 18.76 tonnes per square kilometre | Poland |
| 2000s | 926.53 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,133 tonnes per square kilometre | 206.59 tonnes per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 929.62 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,012 tonnes per square kilometre | 81.93 tonnes per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 884.36 tonnes per square kilometre | 842.19 tonnes per square kilometre | 42.17 tonnes per square kilometre | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre, Poland or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 808.51 tonnes per square kilometre against 797.12 tonnes per square kilometre in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre between Poland and Switzerland?
- 11.39 tonnes per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Switzerland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Poland and Switzerland rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Poland ranks 36th and Switzerland ranks 34th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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.