Greece vs Switzerland: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled
Greece
2.12 billion tonnes
in 2024
Switzerland
2.16 billion tonnes
in 2024
Greece rank
40th
Switzerland rank
39th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled over time
- Greece
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 2.16 billion tonnes against 2.12 billion tonnes in Greece, a difference of 42.78 million tonnes.
Across all 154 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Greece ranks 40th and Switzerland ranks 39th of 215 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1870s | 0 tonnes | 294,728 tonnes | 294,728 tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 0 tonnes | 966,772 tonnes | 966,772 tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 0 tonnes | 2.34 million tonnes | 2.34 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 0 tonnes | 4.44 million tonnes | 4.44 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes | 6.69 million tonnes | 6.69 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 447,003 tonnes | 8.70 million tonnes | 8.25 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 4.92 million tonnes | 16.83 million tonnes | 11.91 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 7.45 million tonnes | 26.09 million tonnes | 18.64 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 27.94 million tonnes | 57.94 million tonnes | 30.01 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 88.01 million tonnes | 192.02 million tonnes | 104.01 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 259.09 million tonnes | 519.14 million tonnes | 260.04 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 547.95 million tonnes | 867.56 million tonnes | 319.61 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 899.26 million tonnes | 1.22 billion tonnes | 317.15 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1.36 billion tonnes | 1.57 billion tonnes | 213.26 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1.80 billion tonnes | 1.91 billion tonnes | 106.63 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 2.05 billion tonnes | 2.12 billion tonnes | 60.58 million tonnes | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled, Greece or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 2.16 billion tonnes against 2.12 billion tonnes in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled between Greece and Switzerland?
- 42.78 million tonnes, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Switzerland?
- 154 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Switzerland rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled?
- Greece ranks 40th and Switzerland ranks 39th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled. 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 oil with 86 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.