Canada vs Switzerland: Per capita CO₂ emissions from international passenger flights, tourism-adjusted
Canada
514.93 kilograms
in 2024
Switzerland
582.13 kilograms
in 2022
Canada rank
10th
Switzerland rank
7th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from international passenger flights, tourism-adjusted over time
- Canada
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 582.13 kilograms against 514.93 kilograms in Canada, a difference of 67.2 kilograms.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 10th and Switzerland ranks 7th of 83 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 530.79 kilograms | 848.57 kilograms | 317.78 kilograms | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 329.69 kilograms | 466.25 kilograms | 136.57 kilograms | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from international passenger flights, tourism-adjusted, Canada or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 582.13 kilograms against 514.93 kilograms in Canada as of 2022.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from international passenger flights, tourism-adjusted between Canada and Switzerland?
- 67.2 kilograms, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Switzerland?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Switzerland rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from international passenger flights, tourism-adjusted?
- Canada ranks 10th and Switzerland ranks 7th of 83 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2025); UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions from international passenger flights, tourism-adjusted. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
International aviation emissions are allocated to the country of departure, then adjusted for tourism.