Austria vs Switzerland: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Austria
248.21 million tonnes
in 2024
Switzerland
284.29 million tonnes
in 2024
Austria rank
129th
Switzerland rank
127th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Austria
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 284.29 million tonnes against 248.21 million tonnes in Austria, a difference of 36.08 million tonnes.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 129th and Switzerland ranks 127th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 14 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 20.58 million tonnes | 19.61 million tonnes | 972,461 tonnes | Austria |
| 1860s | 61.14 million tonnes | 51.95 million tonnes | 9.19 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1870s | 109.79 million tonnes | 80.24 million tonnes | 29.55 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1880s | 162.69 million tonnes | 102.93 million tonnes | 59.76 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1890s | 220.25 million tonnes | 124.86 million tonnes | 95.39 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1900s | 288.41 million tonnes | 158.40 million tonnes | 130.01 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1910s | 342.60 million tonnes | 191.61 million tonnes | 151.00 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1920s | 355.79 million tonnes | 208.58 million tonnes | 147.21 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1930s | 358.67 million tonnes | 217.64 million tonnes | 141.03 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1940s | 355.04 million tonnes | 224.77 million tonnes | 130.27 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1950s | 349.31 million tonnes | 238.84 million tonnes | 110.47 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1960s | 336.37 million tonnes | 258.60 million tonnes | 77.77 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1970s | 310.91 million tonnes | 265.14 million tonnes | 45.77 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1980s | 285.07 million tonnes | 272.62 million tonnes | 12.46 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1990s | 266.43 million tonnes | 280.51 million tonnes | 14.08 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 257.23 million tonnes | 285.74 million tonnes | 28.51 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 253.35 million tonnes | 285.59 million tonnes | 32.25 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 249.18 million tonnes | 284.56 million tonnes | 35.38 million tonnes | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Austria or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 284.29 million tonnes against 248.21 million tonnes in Austria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Austria and Switzerland?
- 36.08 million tonnes, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Switzerland?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Switzerland rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Austria ranks 129th and Switzerland ranks 127th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.