Italy vs Switzerland: Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil
Italy
2.6 tonnes per person
in 2024
Switzerland
2.73 tonnes per person
in 2024
Italy rank
67th
Switzerland rank
65th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Italy
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 2.73 tonnes per person against 2.6 tonnes per person in Italy, a difference of 0.13 tonnes per person.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 165 shared years of data; in 1860 it was Switzerland ahead.
Italy ranks 67th and Switzerland ranks 65th of 213 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0012 tonnes per person | Italy |
| 1870s | 0.0048 tonnes per person | 0.0199 tonnes per person | 0.0151 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 0.0071 tonnes per person | 0.0324 tonnes per person | 0.0253 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 0.0085 tonnes per person | 0.0549 tonnes per person | 0.0464 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 0.0072 tonnes per person | 0.0666 tonnes per person | 0.0594 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 0.016 tonnes per person | 0.0439 tonnes per person | 0.0279 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 0.0338 tonnes per person | 0.0914 tonnes per person | 0.0576 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 0.0749 tonnes per person | 0.282 tonnes per person | 0.207 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 0.0675 tonnes per person | 0.2389 tonnes per person | 0.1714 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 0.6293 tonnes per person | 1.13 tonnes per person | 0.4994 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 2.5 tonnes per person | 3.81 tonnes per person | 1.3 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 4.7 tonnes per person | 5.93 tonnes per person | 1.23 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 4.34 tonnes per person | 5.11 tonnes per person | 0.7731 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 4.52 tonnes per person | 5.19 tonnes per person | 0.6773 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 4.09 tonnes per person | 4.78 tonnes per person | 0.6943 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 2.71 tonnes per person | 3.73 tonnes per person | 1.03 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 2.49 tonnes per person | 2.85 tonnes per person | 0.3611 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from oil, Italy or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 2.73 tonnes per person against 2.6 tonnes per person in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from oil between Italy and Switzerland?
- 0.13 tonnes per person, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Switzerland?
- 165 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Switzerland rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from oil?
- Italy ranks 67th and Switzerland ranks 65th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.