New Zealand vs Switzerland: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy)

New Zealand
15.07 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Switzerland
14.49 Mt CO2e
in 2024
New Zealand rank
52nd
Switzerland rank
53rd

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) over time

  • New Zealand
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 15.07 Mt CO2e against 14.49 Mt CO2e in Switzerland, a difference of 0.58 Mt CO2e.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Switzerland ahead.

New Zealand ranks 52nd and Switzerland ranks 53rd of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Switzerland Difference Ahead
1970s 6.09 Mt CO2e 9.34 Mt CO2e 3.25 Mt CO2e Switzerland
1980s 7.36 Mt CO2e 11.84 Mt CO2e 4.47 Mt CO2e Switzerland
1990s 10.16 Mt CO2e 14.72 Mt CO2e 4.56 Mt CO2e Switzerland
2000s 13.2 Mt CO2e 16.69 Mt CO2e 3.49 Mt CO2e Switzerland
2010s 14.42 Mt CO2e 16.49 Mt CO2e 2.06 Mt CO2e Switzerland
2020s 14.6 Mt CO2e 14.5 Mt CO2e 0.102 Mt CO2e New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy), New Zealand or Switzerland?
New Zealand, at 15.07 Mt CO2e against 14.49 Mt CO2e in Switzerland as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) between New Zealand and Switzerland?
0.58 Mt CO2e, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Switzerland?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and Switzerland rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy)?
New Zealand ranks 52nd and Switzerland ranks 53rd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e)
Unit
Mt CO2e
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 13,255 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the transportation sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.3.a Civil Aviation, 1.A.3.b_noRES Road Transportation no resuspension, 1.A.3.c Railways, 1.A.3.d Water-borne Navigation, 1.A.3.e Other Transportation. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).