Switzerland vs United Arab Emirates: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square

Switzerland
85,596 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
78,905 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland rank
24th
United Arab Emirates rank
25th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square over time

  • Switzerland
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 85,596 tonnes per square kilometre against 78,905 tonnes per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 6,691 tonnes per square kilometre.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Switzerland ranks 24th and United Arab Emirates ranks 25th of 192 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Switzerland United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s 25,008 tonnes per square kilometre 40.88 tonnes per square kilometre 24,967 tonnes per square kilometre Switzerland
1970s 34,337 tonnes per square kilometre 2,417 tonnes per square kilometre 31,920 tonnes per square kilometre Switzerland
1980s 44,704 tonnes per square kilometre 7,894 tonnes per square kilometre 36,809 tonnes per square kilometre Switzerland
1990s 55,640 tonnes per square kilometre 15,900 tonnes per square kilometre 39,740 tonnes per square kilometre Switzerland
2000s 66,989 tonnes per square kilometre 29,226 tonnes per square kilometre 37,763 tonnes per square kilometre Switzerland
2010s 77,809 tonnes per square kilometre 53,701 tonnes per square kilometre 24,107 tonnes per square kilometre Switzerland
2020s 84,350 tonnes per square kilometre 74,478 tonnes per square kilometre 9,872 tonnes per square kilometre Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square, Switzerland or United Arab Emirates?
Switzerland, at 85,596 tonnes per square kilometre against 78,905 tonnes per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square between Switzerland and United Arab Emirates?
6,691 tonnes per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United Arab Emirates?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Switzerland and United Arab Emirates rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square?
Switzerland ranks 24th and United Arab Emirates ranks 25th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 10,796 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.