Switzerland vs United States: IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre
Switzerland
0.0023 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
0.0025 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland rank
47th
United States rank
45th
IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- Switzerland
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.0025 kt per square kilometre against 0.0023 kt per square kilometre in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0002 kt per square kilometre.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.
Switzerland ranks 47th and United States ranks 45th of 186 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0086 kt per square kilometre | 0.0084 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.0105 kt per square kilometre | 0.0092 kt per square kilometre | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.008 kt per square kilometre | 0.0055 kt per square kilometre | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ippu — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre, Switzerland or United States?
- United States, at 0.0025 kt per square kilometre against 0.0023 kt per square kilometre in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in ippu — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre between Switzerland and United States?
- 0.0002 kt per square kilometre, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Switzerland and United States rank globally for ippu — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Switzerland ranks 47th and United States ranks 45th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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.