Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in Switzerland

Switzerland: Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC was 1,341 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
1,341 kt
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
51st
of 78 countries
All-time high
1,653 kt
in 1990
All-time low
1,338 kt
in 2019
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in Switzerland, 1990–2020

05001.0k1.5k1990200520201990: 1.7k kt1991: 1.6k kt1992: 1.6k kt1993: 1.6k kt1994: 1.6k kt1995: 1.6k kt1996: 1.5k kt1997: 1.4k kt1998: 1.4k kt1999: 1.4k kt2000: 1.4k kt2001: 1.4k kt2002: 1.4k kt2003: 1.4k kt2004: 1.4k kt2005: 1.4k kt2006: 1.4k kt2007: 1.4k kt2008: 1.4k kt2009: 1.4k kt2010: 1.4k kt2011: 1.4k kt2012: 1.4k kt2013: 1.4k kt2014: 1.4k kt2015: 1.4k kt2016: 1.4k kt2017: 1.4k kt2018: 1.4k kt2019: 1.3k kt2020: 1.3k kt

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

Analysis

In 2020, agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Switzerland stood at 1,341 kt.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Switzerland peaked at 1,653 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,338 kt, in 2019.

That places Switzerland 51st out of 78 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in Switzerland, 1990 to 2020.
Year kt Change
1990 1,653 kt —
1991 1,636 kt -1.1%
1992 1,626 kt -0.6%
1993 1,594 kt -2.0%
1994 1,574 kt -1.2%
1995 1,573 kt -0.1%
1996 1,536 kt -2.4%
1997 1,446 kt -5.9%
1998 1,435 kt -0.7%
1999 1,435 kt -0.0%
2000 1,438 kt +0.2%
2001 1,432 kt -0.4%
2002 1,412 kt -1.4%
2003 1,375 kt -2.6%
2004 1,366 kt -0.7%
2005 1,371 kt +0.3%
2006 1,370 kt -0.0%
2007 1,400 kt +2.1%
2008 1,392 kt -0.5%
2009 1,371 kt -1.5%
2010 1,410 kt +2.8%
2011 1,380 kt -2.1%
2012 1,378 kt -0.1%
2013 1,366 kt -0.9%
2014 1,439 kt +5.4%
2015 1,386 kt -3.7%
2016 1,378 kt -0.5%
2017 1,396 kt +1.3%
2018 1,366 kt -2.2%
2019 1,338 kt -2.0%
2020 1,341 kt +0.2%

Switzerland compared with similar countries

  • Switzerland's 1,341 kt is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,913 kt, 46% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
  • Switzerland's 1,341 kt is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,874 kt, 47% of the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,551 kt 1,435 kt 1,653 kt 10
2000s 1,393 kt 1,366 kt 1,438 kt 10
2010s 1,384 kt 1,338 kt 1,439 kt 10
2020s 1,341 kt 1,341 kt 1,341 kt 1

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 48 Azerbaijan 1,653 kt compare
  2. 49 Norway 1,449 kt compare
  3. 50 Kyrgyzstan 1,351 kt compare
  4. 52 Haiti 1,166 kt compare
  5. 53 Slovakia 1,160 kt compare
  6. 54 Latvia 1,032 kt compare

See the full ranking of 83 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Switzerland?
Agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Switzerland was 1,341 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 1,653 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 1,338 kt in 2019.
How does Switzerland rank for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc?
Switzerland ranks 51st out of 78 countries with data for 2020.
Is agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. 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 Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
83 places, 1,937 data points, 1990–2020
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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