AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Switzerland

Switzerland: AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 4,247 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
4,247 kt
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
94th
of 221 countries
All-time high
5,457 kt
in 1990
All-time low
4,247 kt
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Switzerland, 1990–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k1990200620231990: 5.5k kt1991: 5.4k kt1992: 5.3k kt1993: 5.2k kt1994: 5.2k kt1995: 5.1k kt1996: 5.1k kt1997: 4.9k kt1998: 4.9k kt1999: 4.7k kt2000: 4.7k kt2001: 4.7k kt2002: 4.7k kt2003: 4.6k kt2004: 4.5k kt2005: 4.6k kt2006: 4.6k kt2007: 4.6k kt2008: 4.7k kt2009: 4.6k kt2010: 4.6k kt2011: 4.5k kt2012: 4.5k kt2013: 4.5k kt2014: 4.5k kt2015: 4.4k kt2016: 4.4k kt2017: 4.4k kt2018: 4.4k kt2019: 4.3k kt2020: 4.3k kt2021: 4.3k kt2022: 4.3k kt2023: 4.2k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 4,247 kt for afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Switzerland peaked at 5,457 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4,247 kt, in 2023.

Switzerland ranks 94th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in Switzerland, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 5,457 kt
1991 5,400 kt -1.1%
1992 5,288 kt -2.1%
1993 5,185 kt -1.9%
1994 5,199 kt +0.3%
1995 5,114 kt -1.6%
1996 5,089 kt -0.5%
1997 4,908 kt -3.6%
1998 4,859 kt -1.0%
1999 4,746 kt -2.3%
2000 4,690 kt -1.2%
2001 4,742 kt +1.1%
2002 4,693 kt -1.0%
2003 4,609 kt -1.8%
2004 4,527 kt -1.8%
2005 4,565 kt +0.9%
2006 4,589 kt +0.5%
2007 4,577 kt -0.3%
2008 4,658 kt +1.8%
2009 4,587 kt -1.5%
2010 4,577 kt -0.2%
2011 4,547 kt -0.7%
2012 4,511 kt -0.8%
2013 4,475 kt -0.8%
2014 4,475 kt -0.0%
2015 4,424 kt -1.1%
2016 4,397 kt -0.6%
2017 4,372 kt -0.6%
2018 4,369 kt -0.1%
2019 4,283 kt -1.9%
2020 4,256 kt -0.6%
2021 4,256 kt -0.0%
2022 4,266 kt +0.2%
2023 4,247 kt -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5,124 kt 4,746 kt 5,457 kt 10
2000s 4,624 kt 4,527 kt 4,742 kt 10
2010s 4,443 kt 4,283 kt 4,577 kt 10
2020s 4,256 kt 4,247 kt 4,266 kt 4

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 91 Kyrgyzstan 4,434 kt compare
  2. 92 Greece 4,294 kt compare
  3. 93 Iraq 4,272 kt compare
  4. 95 Benin 4,055 kt compare
  5. 96 Costa Rica 4,014 kt compare
  6. 97 Azerbaijan 4,000 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Switzerland?
Afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Switzerland was 4,247 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 5,457 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 4,247 kt in 2023.
How does Switzerland rank for afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Switzerland ranks 94th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
Is afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Switzerland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 data points, 1990–2023
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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