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Iceland vs Switzerland: Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste

Iceland
0.194 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Switzerland
0.2474 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Iceland rank
160th
Switzerland rank
157th

Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste over time

  • Iceland
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.2474 Mt CO2e against 0.194 Mt CO2e in Iceland, a difference of 0.0534 Mt CO2e.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.3 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Switzerland ahead.

Globally, Iceland ranks 160th and Switzerland ranks 157th of 203 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (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 methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the waste sector. This includes emissions from solid waste (IPCC 2006 codes 4.A Solid Waste Disposal, 4.B Biological Treatment of Solid Waste, 4.C Incineration and Open Burning of Waste) and wastewater treatment (IPCC 2006 code 4.D Wastewater Treatment and Discharge). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).