Canada vs Switzerland: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?
Canada
13.23 tonnes per person
in 2023
Switzerland
13.34 tonnes per person
in 2023
Canada rank
17th
Switzerland rank
16th
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? over time
- Canada
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 13.34 tonnes per person against 13.23 tonnes per person in Canada, a difference of 0.11 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 17th and Switzerland ranks 16th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.86 tonnes per person | 13.19 tonnes per person | 4.67 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 18.34 tonnes per person | 14.6 tonnes per person | 3.74 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 16.33 tonnes per person | 17.61 tonnes per person | 1.28 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 13.42 tonnes per person | 13.55 tonnes per person | 0.131 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?, Canada or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 13.34 tonnes per person against 13.23 tonnes per person in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? between Canada and Switzerland?
- 0.11 tonnes per person, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Switzerland?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Switzerland rank globally for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- Canada ranks 17th and Switzerland ranks 16th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.