Switzerland vs United Arab Emirates: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 3.75 tonnes in Switzerland and 18.26 tonnes in United Arab Emirates, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in United Arab Emirates, by 14.51 tonnes, or 4.87 times that in Switzerland.
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Watch it change on the maptonnes per person · EDGAR
Latest figures
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 3.75 2024 | 4.99 | 76 of 202 |
| United Arab Emirates | 18.26 2024 | 24.58 | 9 of 202 |
| World | 4.69 2024 | 4.78 |
What the numbers say
- United Arab Emirates has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1970.
- In 2024, Switzerland ranked 76 and United Arab Emirates ranked 9 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Switzerland | United Arab Emirates | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.75 | 18.26 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 3.79 | 18.38 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 3.93 | 19.37 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 4.32 | 20.83 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 4.16 | 20.81 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 4.48 | 20.95 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 4.52 | 20.04 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 4.71 | 22.16 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 4.87 | 23.77 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 4.86 | 24.32 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 4.99 | 24.58 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 5.51 | 25.35 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 5.45 | 25.03 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 5.34 | 24.95 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 5.92 | 25.03 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 5.76 | 24.65 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 6.01 | 26.06 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 5.91 | 24.38 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 6.23 | 25.39 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 6.32 | 26.25 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 6.28 | 25.97 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 6.25 | 25.96 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 6.12 | 26.16 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 6.39 | 27.19 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 6.23 | 25.32 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 6.38 | 27.3 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 6.37 | 28.44 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 6.18 | 29.92 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 6.38 | 31.14 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 6.33 | 31.79 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 6.26 | 31.17 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 6.45 | 29.66 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 6.84 | 29.57 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 6.92 | 32.25 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 6.67 | 29.97 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 6.56 | 31.81 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 6.64 | 30.32 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 6.7 | 33.07 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 6.98 | 34.23 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 7.03 | 37.6 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 6.57 | 38.27 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 6.67 | 29.78 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 6.06 | 32.64 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 6.44 | 34.6 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 6.85 | 40.5 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 6.76 | 41.53 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 6.98 | 65.01 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 6.79 | 64.6 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 6.7 | 74.01 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 6.4 | 67.57 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 6.78 | 73.63 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 7.55 | 82.13 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 7.03 | 72.07 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 6.97 | 75.9 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 6.69 | 67.93 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time