Austria vs Switzerland: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita

Austria
27.04 tonnes per person
in 2024
Switzerland
31.57 tonnes per person
in 2024
Austria rank
136th
Switzerland rank
133rd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita over time

  • Austria
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 31.57 tonnes per person against 27.04 tonnes per person in Austria, a difference of 4.53 tonnes per person.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Austria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 136th and Switzerland ranks 133rd of 194 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 46.43 tonnes per person 44.81 tonnes per person 1.62 tonnes per person Austria
1970s 41.17 tonnes per person 42.22 tonnes per person 1.05 tonnes per person Switzerland
1980s 37.65 tonnes per person 42.15 tonnes per person 4.5 tonnes per person Switzerland
1990s 33.76 tonnes per person 40.21 tonnes per person 6.46 tonnes per person Switzerland
2000s 31.42 tonnes per person 38.48 tonnes per person 7.06 tonnes per person Switzerland
2010s 29.44 tonnes per person 34.77 tonnes per person 5.33 tonnes per person Switzerland
2020s 27.55 tonnes per person 32.33 tonnes per person 4.78 tonnes per person Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita, Austria or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 31.57 tonnes per person against 27.04 tonnes per person in Austria as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita between Austria and Switzerland?
4.53 tonnes per person, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Switzerland?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Austria and Switzerland rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita?
Austria ranks 136th and Switzerland ranks 133rd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 12,580 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.