New Zealand vs Switzerland: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF

New Zealand
31.81 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Switzerland
33.73 Mt CO2e
in 2024
New Zealand rank
70th
Switzerland rank
67th

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF over time

  • New Zealand
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 33.73 Mt CO2e against 31.81 Mt CO2e in New Zealand, a difference of 1.92 Mt CO2e.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 70th and Switzerland ranks 67th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Switzerland Difference Ahead
1970s 18.33 Mt CO2e 43.11 Mt CO2e 24.78 Mt CO2e Switzerland
1980s 20.79 Mt CO2e 43.02 Mt CO2e 22.23 Mt CO2e Switzerland
1990s 28.56 Mt CO2e 45.18 Mt CO2e 16.62 Mt CO2e Switzerland
2000s 35.15 Mt CO2e 45.66 Mt CO2e 10.51 Mt CO2e Switzerland
2010s 35.01 Mt CO2e 41.55 Mt CO2e 6.54 Mt CO2e Switzerland
2020s 33.02 Mt CO2e 35.09 Mt CO2e 2.07 Mt CO2e Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf, New Zealand or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 33.73 Mt CO2e against 31.81 Mt CO2e in New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf between New Zealand and Switzerland?
1.92 Mt CO2e, with Switzerland 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 (total) excluding lulucf?
New Zealand ranks 70th and Switzerland ranks 67th of 203 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (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 (total) excluding LULUCF (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
250 places, 13,750 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 agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).