AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Switzerland
Switzerland: AFOLU — Emissions per capita was 0.74 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Switzerland, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for afolu — emissions per capita in Switzerland is 0.74 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions per capita in Switzerland peaked at 0.82 t CO2eq/cap in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4 t CO2eq/cap, in 2000.
Switzerland ranks 106th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.497 t CO2eq/cap | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | 0.58 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.569 t CO2eq/cap | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | 0.64 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.707 t CO2eq/cap | 0.55 t CO2eq/cap | 0.82 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.755 t CO2eq/cap | 0.74 t CO2eq/cap | 0.77 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 103 Dominican Republic 0.77 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 104 Chile 0.76 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 104 Tuvalu 0.76 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 106 Tajikistan 0.74 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 108 Viet Nam 0.72 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 109 Solomon Islands 0.7 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Switzerland
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 6,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 1,192 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 4,816 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 4.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 171.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 476.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 472.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 4.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 1.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0.1438 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is afolu — emissions per capita in Switzerland?
- Afolu — emissions per capita in Switzerland was 0.74 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — emissions per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.82 t CO2eq/cap in 2016.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 t CO2eq/cap in 2000.
- How does Switzerland rank for afolu — emissions per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 106th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions per capita rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.