Ireland vs Switzerland: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre

Ireland
0.0098 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
0.0105 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
129th
Switzerland rank
128th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time

  • Ireland
  • Switzerland
00.020.040.06196119922023

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.0105 kt per square kilometre against 0.0098 kt per square kilometre in Ireland, a difference of 0.0007 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.

Ireland ranks 129th and Switzerland ranks 128th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0214 kt per square kilometre 0.0364 kt per square kilometre 0.015 kt per square kilometre Switzerland
1970s 0.0292 kt per square kilometre 0.0472 kt per square kilometre 0.0179 kt per square kilometre Switzerland
1980s 0.0325 kt per square kilometre 0.0456 kt per square kilometre 0.0131 kt per square kilometre Switzerland
1990s 0.0334 kt per square kilometre 0.0298 kt per square kilometre 0.0036 kt per square kilometre Ireland
2000s 0.0458 kt per square kilometre 0.0182 kt per square kilometre 0.0276 kt per square kilometre Ireland
2010s 0.015 kt per square kilometre 0.01 kt per square kilometre 0.0049 kt per square kilometre Ireland
2020s 0.0113 kt per square kilometre 0.0104 kt per square kilometre 0.0009 kt per square kilometre Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Ireland or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.0105 kt per square kilometre against 0.0098 kt per square kilometre in Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Ireland and Switzerland?
0.0007 kt per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Switzerland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Switzerland rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
Ireland ranks 129th and Switzerland ranks 128th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — 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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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Waste — 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.