Iceland vs Switzerland: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)

Iceland
250.6 kt
in 2023
Switzerland
227.36 kt
in 2023
Iceland rank
179th
Switzerland rank
181st

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) over time

  • Iceland
  • Switzerland
05001.0k1.5k2.0k196119922023

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 250.6 kt against 227.36 kt in Switzerland, a difference of 23.24 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 145.57 kt 1,342 kt 1,196 kt Switzerland
1970s 195.22 kt 1,732 kt 1,537 kt Switzerland
1980s 200.23 kt 1,657 kt 1,457 kt Switzerland
1990s 218.85 kt 1,022 kt 803.43 kt Switzerland
2000s 283.67 kt 560.9 kt 277.23 kt Switzerland
2010s 267.34 kt 226.46 kt 40.88 kt Iceland
2020s 257.67 kt 227.57 kt 30.1 kt Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Iceland or Switzerland?
Iceland, at 250.6 kt against 227.36 kt in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Iceland and Switzerland?
23.24 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 (co2eq) from ch4?
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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
265 places, 15,268 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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