Switzerland vs United Kingdom: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per

Switzerland
0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom
0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland rank
15th
United Kingdom rank
13th

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per over time

  • Switzerland
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.3 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Switzerland ranks 15th and United Kingdom ranks 13th of 193 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Switzerland United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre United Kingdom
1980s 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre United Kingdom
1990s 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre United Kingdom
2000s 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre United Kingdom
2010s 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre United Kingdom
2020s 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy) (mt co2e), per, Switzerland or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy) (mt co2e), per between Switzerland and United Kingdom?
0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United Kingdom?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Switzerland and United Kingdom rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy) (mt co2e), per?
Switzerland ranks 15th and United Kingdom ranks 13th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre
Unit
Mt CO2e per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
240 places, 12,327 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 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.