Italy vs Switzerland: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre

Italy
0.0046 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
0.0045 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
25th
Switzerland rank
27th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre over time

  • Italy
  • Switzerland
00.0010.0020.0030.0040.005196119922023

How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.0046 kt per square kilometre against 0.0045 kt per square kilometre in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0001 kt per square kilometre.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 25th and Switzerland ranks 27th of 186 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0028 kt per square kilometre 0.0025 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre Italy
1970s 0.0033 kt per square kilometre 0.003 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre Italy
1980s 0.0036 kt per square kilometre 0.0032 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre Italy
1990s 0.0039 kt per square kilometre 0.0034 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre Italy
2000s 0.0045 kt per square kilometre 0.0037 kt per square kilometre 0.0007 kt per square kilometre Italy
2010s 0.0046 kt per square kilometre 0.0041 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre Italy
2020s 0.0046 kt per square kilometre 0.0044 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre, Italy or Switzerland?
Italy, at 0.0046 kt per square kilometre against 0.0045 kt per square kilometre in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre between Italy and Switzerland?
0.0001 kt per square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Switzerland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Italy and Switzerland rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre?
Italy ranks 25th and Switzerland ranks 27th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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) from N2O (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) from N2O (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.