Switzerland vs United States of America: Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases over time
- Switzerland
- United States of America
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 4th and United States of America ranks 6th of 55 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 4th and United States of America ranks 6th of 55 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
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.