Portugal vs Switzerland: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) over time
- Portugal
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.0594 Mt CO2e against 0.0524 Mt CO2e in Portugal, a difference of 0.007 Mt CO2e.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 60th and Switzerland ranks 57th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 5 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0072 Mt CO2e | 0.0025 Mt CO2e | 0.0047 Mt CO2e | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.0195 Mt CO2e | 0.0144 Mt CO2e | 0.005 Mt CO2e | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.0561 Mt CO2e | 0.0293 Mt CO2e | 0.0269 Mt CO2e | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.0737 Mt CO2e | 0.0434 Mt CO2e | 0.0303 Mt CO2e | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.0778 Mt CO2e | 0.0531 Mt CO2e | 0.0247 Mt CO2e | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.0558 Mt CO2e | 0.0598 Mt CO2e | 0.004 Mt CO2e | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from power industry (energy), Portugal or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.0594 Mt CO2e against 0.0524 Mt CO2e in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from power industry (energy) between Portugal and Switzerland?
- 0.007 Mt CO2e, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Switzerland?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Switzerland rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from power industry (energy)?
- Portugal ranks 60th and Switzerland ranks 57th 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 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (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
A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from electricity and heat generation (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 code 1.A.1.a. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).