Poland vs Switzerland: Methane emissions, per square kilometre
Poland
145.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Switzerland
152.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Poland rank
54th
Switzerland rank
53rd
Methane emissions, per square kilometre over time
- Poland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 152.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 145.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Poland, a difference of 7.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Poland ahead.
Poland ranks 54th and Switzerland ranks 53rd of 195 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 400.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 181.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 218.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Poland |
| 1970s | 526.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 201.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 324.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Poland |
| 1980s | 495.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 197.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 298.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Poland |
| 1990s | 321.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 169.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 152.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Poland |
| 2000s | 209.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 144.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 65.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Poland |
| 2010s | 166.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 141.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 24.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Poland |
| 2020s | 149.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 148.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 0.9196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per square kilometre, Poland or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 152.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 145.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per square kilometre between Poland and Switzerland?
- 7.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Switzerland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Poland and Switzerland rank globally for methane emissions, per square kilometre?
- Poland ranks 54th and Switzerland ranks 53rd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane emissions, 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
Methane emissions 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.