Ethiopia vs Switzerland: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Ethiopia
0.0628 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Switzerland
0.0589 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Ethiopia rank
162nd
Switzerland rank
164th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Ethiopia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.0628 kilograms per international-$ against 0.0589 kilograms per international-$ in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0039 kilograms per international-$.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Switzerland ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 162nd and Switzerland ranks 164th of 164 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0142 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2049 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1907 kilograms per international-$ | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 0.0328 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2522 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2194 kilograms per international-$ | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.0464 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2586 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2122 kilograms per international-$ | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.0497 kilograms per international-$ | 0.205 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1553 kilograms per international-$ | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.0657 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1722 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1064 kilograms per international-$ | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.0808 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1214 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0406 kilograms per international-$ | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.0758 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0812 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0054 kilograms per international-$ | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.0681 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0632 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0049 kilograms per international-$ | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Ethiopia or Switzerland?
- Ethiopia, at 0.0628 kilograms per international-$ against 0.0589 kilograms per international-$ in Switzerland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Ethiopia and Switzerland?
- 0.0039 kilograms per international-$, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Switzerland?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Ethiopia and Switzerland rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Ethiopia ranks 162nd and Switzerland ranks 164th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).