Switzerland vs United Kingdom: IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre

Switzerland
0.0902 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom
0.0883 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland rank
29th
United Kingdom rank
31st

IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time

  • Switzerland
  • United Kingdom
00.050.10.15196119922023

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.0902 kt per square kilometre against 0.0883 kt per square kilometre in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0019 kt per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Switzerland ranks 29th and United Kingdom ranks 31st of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Switzerland United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0912 kt per square kilometre 0.0942 kt per square kilometre 0.0029 kt per square kilometre United Kingdom
1970s 0.1031 kt per square kilometre 0.1391 kt per square kilometre 0.036 kt per square kilometre United Kingdom
1980s 0.098 kt per square kilometre 0.1621 kt per square kilometre 0.0642 kt per square kilometre United Kingdom
1990s 0.0802 kt per square kilometre 0.1529 kt per square kilometre 0.0726 kt per square kilometre United Kingdom
2000s 0.0938 kt per square kilometre 0.1209 kt per square kilometre 0.0272 kt per square kilometre United Kingdom
2010s 0.1051 kt per square kilometre 0.1135 kt per square kilometre 0.0084 kt per square kilometre United Kingdom
2020s 0.094 kt per square kilometre 0.0984 kt per square kilometre 0.0043 kt per square kilometre United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ippu — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Switzerland or United Kingdom?
Switzerland, at 0.0902 kt per square kilometre against 0.0883 kt per square kilometre in United Kingdom as of 2023.
What is the difference in ippu — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Switzerland and United Kingdom?
0.0019 kt per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United Kingdom?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Switzerland and United Kingdom rank globally for ippu — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
Switzerland ranks 29th and United Kingdom ranks 31st of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Switzerland vs United Kingdom: IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 24 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/ippu-emissions-co2eq-ar5-per-square-kilometre/switzerland/united-kingdom/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/ippu-emissions-co2eq-ar5-per-square-kilometre/switzerland/united-kingdom/">Switzerland vs United Kingdom: IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) 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.