Denmark vs Switzerland: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square

Denmark
0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Denmark rank
40th
Switzerland rank
37th

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square over time

  • Denmark
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Denmark, a difference of 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 40th and Switzerland ranks 37th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Switzerland Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Denmark
1980s 0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Denmark
1990s 0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Denmark
2000s 0.0017 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Denmark
2010s 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Denmark
2020s 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square, Denmark or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Denmark as of 2023.
What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square between Denmark and Switzerland?
0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Switzerland?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Switzerland rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square?
Denmark ranks 40th and Switzerland ranks 37th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (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
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (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
250 places, 12,804 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (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.