Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions in Switzerland

Switzerland: Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions was 0.7527 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.7527 kt
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
109th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.9996 kt
in 1978
All-time low
0.75 kt
in 2021
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions in Switzerland, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, agricultural soils — indirect emissions in Switzerland stood at 0.7527 kt.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — indirect emissions in Switzerland peaked at 0.9996 kt in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.75 kt, in 2021.

Switzerland ranks 109th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O) in Switzerland, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 0.8855 kt
1962 0.8919 kt +0.7%
1963 0.8616 kt -3.4%
1964 0.8615 kt -0.0%
1965 0.8978 kt +4.2%
1966 0.8968 kt -0.1%
1967 0.9154 kt +2.1%
1968 0.9361 kt +2.3%
1969 0.9309 kt -0.6%
1970 0.9344 kt +0.4%
1971 0.9129 kt -2.3%
1972 0.9208 kt +0.9%
1973 0.9618 kt +4.5%
1974 0.9824 kt +2.1%
1975 0.9687 kt -1.4%
1976 0.9859 kt +1.8%
1977 0.9825 kt -0.3%
1978 0.9996 kt +1.7%
1979 0.999 kt -0.1%
1980 0.9991 kt +0.0%
1981 0.9668 kt -3.2%
1982 0.9642 kt -0.3%
1983 0.9657 kt +0.2%
1984 0.9682 kt +0.3%
1985 0.9535 kt -1.5%
1986 0.9405 kt -1.4%
1987 0.9183 kt -2.4%
1988 0.9263 kt +0.9%
1989 0.9323 kt +0.6%
1990 0.931 kt -0.1%
1991 0.9162 kt -1.6%
1992 0.8964 kt -2.2%
1993 0.8876 kt -1.0%
1994 0.8866 kt -0.1%
1995 0.8696 kt -1.9%
1996 0.868 kt -0.2%
1997 0.8379 kt -3.5%
1998 0.8343 kt -0.4%
1999 0.811 kt -2.8%
2000 0.8096 kt -0.2%
2001 0.8137 kt +0.5%
2002 0.8094 kt -0.5%
2003 0.7922 kt -2.1%
2004 0.7909 kt -0.2%
2005 0.7986 kt +1.0%
2006 0.8011 kt +0.3%
2007 0.7998 kt -0.2%
2008 0.811 kt +1.4%
2009 0.8033 kt -0.9%
2010 0.8007 kt -0.3%
2011 0.798 kt -0.3%
2012 0.7911 kt -0.9%
2013 0.7814 kt -1.2%
2014 0.7884 kt +0.9%
2015 0.7737 kt -1.9%
2016 0.7637 kt -1.3%
2017 0.7705 kt +0.9%
2018 0.7664 kt -0.5%
2019 0.7555 kt -1.4%
2020 0.7562 kt +0.1%
2021 0.75 kt -0.8%
2022 0.7571 kt +0.9%
2023 0.7527 kt -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.8975 kt 0.8615 kt 0.9361 kt 9
1970s 0.9648 kt 0.9129 kt 0.9996 kt 10
1980s 0.9535 kt 0.9183 kt 0.9991 kt 10
1990s 0.8739 kt 0.811 kt 0.931 kt 10
2000s 0.803 kt 0.7909 kt 0.8137 kt 10
2010s 0.7789 kt 0.7555 kt 0.8007 kt 10
2020s 0.754 kt 0.75 kt 0.7571 kt 4

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 106 Czechia 0.8885 kt compare
  2. 107 Costa Rica 0.8588 kt compare
  3. 108 Bulgaria 0.7657 kt compare
  4. 110 Rwanda 0.7481 kt compare
  5. 111 Sweden 0.7399 kt compare
  6. 112 Sierra Leone 0.6796 kt compare

See the full ranking of 248 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural soils — indirect emissions in Switzerland?
Agricultural soils — indirect emissions in Switzerland was 0.7527 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural soils — indirect emissions recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 0.9996 kt in 1978.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — indirect emissions recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.75 kt in 2021.
How does Switzerland rank for agricultural soils — indirect emissions?
Switzerland ranks 109th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
Is agricultural soils — indirect emissions rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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 — Indirect emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
248 places, 14,264 data points, 1961–2023
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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