Switzerland vs Uruguay: Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre (CH4)
Switzerland
0.0038 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Uruguay
0.0042 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland rank
14th
Uruguay rank
12th
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre (CH4) over time
- Switzerland
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.0042 kt per square kilometre against 0.0038 kt per square kilometre in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0004 kt per square kilometre.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.
Switzerland ranks 14th and Uruguay ranks 12th of 170 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.005 kt per square kilometre | 0.0036 kt per square kilometre | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.0053 kt per square kilometre | 0.0038 kt per square kilometre | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.0051 kt per square kilometre | 0.004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.0046 kt per square kilometre | 0.004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.0042 kt per square kilometre | 0.0043 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0041 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.0038 kt per square kilometre | 0.0041 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions from livestock — emissions, per square kilometre, Switzerland or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.0042 kt per square kilometre against 0.0038 kt per square kilometre in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in emissions from livestock — emissions, per square kilometre between Switzerland and Uruguay?
- 0.0004 kt per square kilometre, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Uruguay?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Switzerland and Uruguay rank globally for emissions from livestock — emissions, per square kilometre?
- Switzerland ranks 14th and Uruguay ranks 12th of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) 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.