Germany vs Switzerland: Per capita methane emissions
Germany
0.6639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Switzerland
0.6753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Germany rank
151st
Switzerland rank
149th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Germany
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.6753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Germany, a difference of 0.0114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 151st and Switzerland ranks 149th of 199 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1860s | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1870s | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1880s | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1890s | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1900s | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1910s | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1920s | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1930s | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4755 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1940s | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1950s | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1960s | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1970s | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1980s | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1990s | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 2000s | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7702 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2972 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.8518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.6987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Germany or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.6753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Germany and Switzerland?
- 0.0114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Switzerland?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Switzerland rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Germany ranks 151st and Switzerland ranks 149th of 199 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 methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.