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

India
28.97 tonnes per person
in 2024
Switzerland
31.57 tonnes per person
in 2024
India rank
134th
Switzerland rank
133rd

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

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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 31.57 tonnes per person against 28.97 tonnes per person in India, a difference of 2.6 tonnes per person.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times India's.

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

India ranks 134th and Switzerland ranks 133rd of 194 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 64.51 tonnes per person 44.81 tonnes per person 19.69 tonnes per person India
1970s 56.76 tonnes per person 42.22 tonnes per person 14.54 tonnes per person India
1980s 48.15 tonnes per person 42.15 tonnes per person 6 tonnes per person India
1990s 40.55 tonnes per person 40.21 tonnes per person 0.3405 tonnes per person India
2000s 34.82 tonnes per person 38.48 tonnes per person 3.66 tonnes per person Switzerland
2010s 31.25 tonnes per person 34.77 tonnes per person 3.53 tonnes per person Switzerland
2020s 29.44 tonnes per person 32.33 tonnes per person 2.89 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, India or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 31.57 tonnes per person against 28.97 tonnes per person in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita between India and Switzerland?
2.6 tonnes per person, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Switzerland?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do India and Switzerland rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita?
India ranks 134th 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.