Switzerland vs Trinidad and Tobago: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Switzerland
-127,690 tonnes
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
-164,550 tonnes
in 2024
Switzerland rank
149th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
150th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Switzerland
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports -127,690 tonnes against -164,550 tonnes in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 36,860 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Switzerland ahead.
Switzerland ranks 149th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 150th of 197 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.49 million tonnes | 863,982 tonnes | 2.63 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 3.04 million tonnes | 790,790 tonnes | 2.25 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 2.64 million tonnes | 1.64 million tonnes | 997,512 tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 1.92 million tonnes | 1.52 million tonnes | 401,680 tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 2.69 million tonnes | 1.08 million tonnes | 1.61 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 3.88 million tonnes | 2.25 million tonnes | 1.63 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 2.42 million tonnes | 1.47 million tonnes | 948,968 tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 1.29 million tonnes | 316,518 tonnes | 975,639 tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 620,388 tonnes | 256,070 tonnes | 364,319 tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 948,957 tonnes | 915,428 tonnes | 33,528 tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 1.92 million tonnes | -392,352 tonnes | 2.31 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 1.42 million tonnes | -1.29 million tonnes | 2.71 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 486,898 tonnes | -55,964 tonnes | 542,862 tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 870,584 tonnes | -999,503 tonnes | 1.87 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 667,434 tonnes | -443,483 tonnes | 1.11 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 300,756 tonnes | -877,891 tonnes | 1.18 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 2010s | -98,631 tonnes | -460,100 tonnes | 361,468 tonnes | Switzerland |
| 2020s | -174,458 tonnes | -199,505 tonnes | 25,047 tonnes | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Switzerland or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Switzerland, at -127,690 tonnes against -164,550 tonnes in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Switzerland and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 36,860 tonnes, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Switzerland and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Switzerland ranks 149th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 150th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.