Japan vs Switzerland: Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil
Japan
2.86 tonnes per person
in 2024
Switzerland
2.73 tonnes per person
in 2024
Japan rank
62nd
Switzerland rank
65th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Japan
- Switzerland
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2.86 tonnes per person against 2.73 tonnes per person in Switzerland, a difference of 0.13 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 157 shared years of data; in 1868 it was Switzerland ahead.
Japan ranks 62nd and Switzerland ranks 65th of 213 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1870s | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0199 tonnes per person | 0.0189 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 0.0056 tonnes per person | 0.0324 tonnes per person | 0.0269 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 0.0129 tonnes per person | 0.0549 tonnes per person | 0.042 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 0.026 tonnes per person | 0.0666 tonnes per person | 0.0406 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 0.0192 tonnes per person | 0.0439 tonnes per person | 0.0247 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 0.0139 tonnes per person | 0.0914 tonnes per person | 0.0775 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 0.0131 tonnes per person | 0.282 tonnes per person | 0.2689 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 0.0087 tonnes per person | 0.2389 tonnes per person | 0.2302 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 0.3015 tonnes per person | 1.13 tonnes per person | 0.8272 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 2.05 tonnes per person | 3.81 tonnes per person | 1.75 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 5.52 tonnes per person | 5.93 tonnes per person | 0.4095 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 4.74 tonnes per person | 5.11 tonnes per person | 0.371 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 5.47 tonnes per person | 5.19 tonnes per person | 0.2767 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 4.85 tonnes per person | 4.78 tonnes per person | 0.0643 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 3.82 tonnes per person | 3.73 tonnes per person | 0.0858 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 3.01 tonnes per person | 2.85 tonnes per person | 0.1643 tonnes per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from oil, Japan or Switzerland?
- Japan, at 2.86 tonnes per person against 2.73 tonnes per person in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from oil between Japan and Switzerland?
- 0.13 tonnes per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Switzerland?
- 157 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Switzerland rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from oil?
- Japan ranks 62nd 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.