Portugal vs Switzerland: Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Portugal
0.0054 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
0.0056 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
48th
Switzerland rank
47th
Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- Portugal
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.0056 kt per square kilometre against 0.0054 kt per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 0.0002 kt per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 48th and Switzerland ranks 47th of 176 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0053 kt per square kilometre | 0.0037 kt per square kilometre | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.0077 kt per square kilometre | 0.0066 kt per square kilometre | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.0085 kt per square kilometre | 0.0096 kt per square kilometre | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.0079 kt per square kilometre | 0.0086 kt per square kilometre | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0069 kt per square kilometre | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.0065 kt per square kilometre | 0.0065 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.0053 kt per square kilometre | 0.0057 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq), per square kilometre, Portugal or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.0056 kt per square kilometre against 0.0054 kt per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq), per square kilometre between Portugal and Switzerland?
- 0.0002 kt per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Switzerland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Switzerland rank globally for synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq), per square kilometre?
- Portugal ranks 48th and Switzerland ranks 47th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.