Switzerland vs United States of America: Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases

Switzerland
1,332 kt
in 2023
United States of America
12,723 kt
in 2023
Switzerland rank
6th
United States of America rank
6th

Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases over time

  • Switzerland
  • United States of America
05.0k10.0k15.0k199120072023

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 12,723 kt against 1,332 kt in Switzerland, a difference of 11,391 kt.

That makes United States of America's figure about 9.5 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Switzerland ahead.

Switzerland ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 6th of 62 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Switzerland United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 258.93 kt 144.36 kt 114.58 kt Switzerland
2000s 666.6 kt 929.75 kt 263.16 kt United States of America
2010s 1,046 kt 6,630 kt 5,584 kt United States of America
2020s 1,283 kt 12,464 kt 11,180 kt United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases, Switzerland or United States of America?
United States of America, at 12,723 kt against 1,332 kt in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases between Switzerland and United States of America?
11,391 kt, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United States of America?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Switzerland and United States of America rank globally for food processing — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases?
Switzerland ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 6th of 62 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
83 places, 2,264 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf