New Zealand vs Switzerland: Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas
New Zealand
0.1%
in 2024
Switzerland
0.1%
in 2024
New Zealand rank
71st
Switzerland rank
72nd
Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- New Zealand
- Switzerland
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 132 shared years of data; in 1882 it was Switzerland ahead.
New Zealand ranks 71st and Switzerland ranks 72nd of 146 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from gas, New Zealand or Switzerland?
- New Zealand, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from gas between New Zealand and Switzerland?
- 0.0%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Switzerland?
- 132 years are reported by both, from 1882 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Switzerland rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from gas?
- New Zealand ranks 71st and Switzerland ranks 72nd of 146 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas. 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 gas, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from gas in the same year.