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
- India
- Switzerland
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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About this data
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.