Croatia vs Switzerland: Nitrous oxide emissions
Croatia
2.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Switzerland
2.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Croatia rank
115th
Switzerland rank
113th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Croatia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 2.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Croatia, a difference of 66,810 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Switzerland ahead.
Croatia ranks 115th and Switzerland ranks 113th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 5 and Switzerland in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 119,466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 258,582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 139,115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 129,046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 278,227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 149,181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 151,514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 333,346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 181,833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 183,308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 414,137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 230,829 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 178,191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 524,294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 346,103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 170,465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 598,346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 427,880 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 236,851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 594,071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 357,220 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 466,116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 662,292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 196,176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 517,978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 771,033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 253,055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 774,487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 513,822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 549,247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 2.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 133,090 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 3.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 319,246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Croatia |
| 1980s | 3.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 539,874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Croatia |
| 1990s | 2.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 195,837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 2.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 198,044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Croatia |
| 2010s | 2.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 72,029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Croatia |
| 2020s | 2.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 69,702 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Croatia or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 2.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Croatia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Croatia and Switzerland?
- 66,810 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Switzerland?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Croatia and Switzerland rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Croatia ranks 115th and Switzerland ranks 113th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide 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.