Georgia vs Switzerland: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Georgia
3.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Switzerland
3.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Georgia rank
95th
Switzerland rank
96th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Georgia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Georgia currently reports 3.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Switzerland, a difference of 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Georgia ahead.
Georgia ranks 95th and Switzerland ranks 96th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Georgia averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Georgia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Georgia |
| 1860s | 0.3639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 0.3897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 0.428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 0.4835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 0.5557 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 0.568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 0.478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 0.7738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 0.904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 2.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 3.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 3.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 3.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3142 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, Georgia or Switzerland?
- Georgia, at 3.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Georgia and Switzerland?
- 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Georgia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and Switzerland?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Georgia and Switzerland rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Georgia ranks 95th 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.