Which has higher waste — emissions, Switzerland or Zambia?

Zambia, at 0.679 kt against 0.671 kt in Switzerland as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Zambia?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Switzerland vs Zambia: Waste — Emissions (N2O)

Switzerland

0.671 kt

in 2023

Zambia

0.679 kt

in 2023

Switzerland rank

102nd

Zambia rank

101st

Waste — Emissions (N2O) over time

Switzerland
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.679 kt against 0.671 kt in Switzerland, a difference of 0.008 kt.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.

Switzerland ranks 102nd and Zambia ranks 101st of 232 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Switzerland	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.3744 kt	0.1624 kt	0.212 kt	Switzerland
1970s	0.4425 kt	0.2089 kt	0.2336 kt	Switzerland
1980s	0.4713 kt	0.2415 kt	0.2298 kt	Switzerland
1990s	0.5131 kt	0.295 kt	0.2181 kt	Switzerland
2000s	0.5592 kt	0.3553 kt	0.2039 kt	Switzerland
2010s	0.6052 kt	0.5696 kt	0.0356 kt	Switzerland
2020s	0.6583 kt	0.6653 kt	0.007 kt	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Switzerland or Zambia?: Zambia, at 0.679 kt against 0.671 kt in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Switzerland and Zambia?: 0.008 kt, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Zambia?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Switzerland and Zambia rank globally for waste — emissions?: Switzerland ranks 102nd and Zambia ranks 101st of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (N2O). 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 (N2O)
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: 17 September 2026

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