Greece vs Switzerland: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
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 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 144 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 | 242,160 tonnes | 242,160 tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 0 tonnes | 1.11 million tonnes | 1.11 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 0 tonnes | 2.51 million tonnes | 2.51 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 0 tonnes | 4.44 million tonnes | 4.44 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes | 6.73 million tonnes | 6.73 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, 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 between Greece and Switzerland?
- 42.78 million tonnes, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Switzerland?
- 144 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Switzerland rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Greece ranks 40th and Switzerland ranks 39th of 215 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 oil. 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 oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.