Afghanistan vs Switzerland: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Afghanistan
39.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Switzerland
40.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
109th
Switzerland rank
108th
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Afghanistan
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 40.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 39.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Afghanistan, a difference of 224,300 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 109th and Switzerland ranks 108th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 11 and Switzerland in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 7.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Afghanistan |
| 1860s | 8.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Afghanistan |
| 1870s | 9.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Afghanistan |
| 1880s | 11.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Afghanistan |
| 1890s | 12.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Afghanistan |
| 1900s | 13.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 197,870 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Afghanistan |
| 1910s | 14.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Afghanistan |
| 1920s | 14.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | 15.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 17.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 25.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 25.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 20.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 52.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 16.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 51.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 14.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 54.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 19.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 53.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 31.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 47.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 36.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Afghanistan or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 40.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 39.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Afghanistan and Switzerland?
- 224,300 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Switzerland?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Switzerland rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Afghanistan ranks 109th and Switzerland ranks 108th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.