Congo vs Switzerland: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Congo
3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Switzerland
3.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Congo rank
99th
Switzerland rank
96th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Congo
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 3.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Congo, a difference of 0.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 99th and Switzerland ranks 96th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1860s | 0.1941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 0.1917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 0.1888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 0.1965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 0.259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 0.3933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 0.5154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 0.5645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 0.5305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 0.6582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 0.6333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 3.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 4.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 4.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 4.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9855 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Congo or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 3.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Congo and Switzerland?
- 0.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Switzerland?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Switzerland rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Congo ranks 99th and Switzerland ranks 96th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.