Iceland vs Switzerland: Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Waste — Emissions (CH4) over time
- Iceland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 8.95 kt against 8.12 kt in Switzerland, a difference of 0.83 kt.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.
Iceland ranks 179th and Switzerland ranks 181st of 232 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.2 kt | 47.91 kt | 42.71 kt | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 6.97 kt | 61.85 kt | 54.88 kt | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 7.15 kt | 59.19 kt | 52.04 kt | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 7.82 kt | 36.51 kt | 28.69 kt | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 10.13 kt | 20.03 kt | 9.9 kt | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 9.55 kt | 8.09 kt | 1.46 kt | Iceland |
| 2020s | 9.2 kt | 8.13 kt | 1.08 kt | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, Iceland or Switzerland?
- Iceland, at 8.95 kt against 8.12 kt in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between Iceland and Switzerland?
- 0.83 kt, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Switzerland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Switzerland rank globally for waste — emissions?
- Iceland ranks 179th and Switzerland ranks 181st of 232 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf