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
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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

Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 21,415 data points, 1750–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.