Slovakia vs Switzerland: Methane emissions
Slovakia
5.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Switzerland
6.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Slovakia rank
123rd
Switzerland rank
121st
Methane emissions over time
- Slovakia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 6.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Slovakia, a difference of 220,950 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Slovakia ahead.
Slovakia ranks 123rd and Switzerland ranks 121st of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Slovakia averaged higher in 11 and Switzerland in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Slovakia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 138,656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovakia |
| 1860s | 2.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 147,052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovakia |
| 1870s | 2.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 142,942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovakia |
| 1880s | 2.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 161,351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovakia |
| 1890s | 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 78,165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovakia |
| 1900s | 2.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 188,664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 2.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 401,418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 2.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 471,362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 2.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 514,333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 3.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 668,461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 5.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 339,659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 8.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovakia |
| 1970s | 10.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovakia |
| 1980s | 9.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovakia |
| 1990s | 7.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 6.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 976,453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 5.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 334,359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovakia |
| 2020s | 5.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 69,192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Slovakia or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 6.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Slovakia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Slovakia and Switzerland?
- 220,950 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Slovakia and Switzerland?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Slovakia and Switzerland rank globally for methane emissions?
- Slovakia ranks 123rd and Switzerland ranks 121st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.