Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in Switzerland

Switzerland: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions was 0.4381 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.4381 kt
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
73rd
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.4381 kt
in 2023
All-time low
0.3253 kt
in 1997
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in Switzerland, 1990–2023

00.10.20.30.41990200620231990: 0.331 kt1991: 0.336 kt1992: 0.339 kt1993: 0.334 kt1994: 0.334 kt1995: 0.33 kt1996: 0.327 kt1997: 0.325 kt1998: 0.333 kt1999: 0.327 kt2000: 0.338 kt2001: 0.337 kt2002: 0.336 kt2003: 0.338 kt2004: 0.339 kt2005: 0.337 kt2006: 0.34 kt2007: 0.349 kt2008: 0.349 kt2009: 0.358 kt2010: 0.362 kt2011: 0.37 kt2012: 0.361 kt2013: 0.368 kt2014: 0.394 kt2015: 0.404 kt2016: 0.398 kt2017: 0.403 kt2018: 0.409 kt2019: 0.409 kt2020: 0.426 kt2021: 0.426 kt2022: 0.434 kt2023: 0.438 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Switzerland stood at 0.4381 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Switzerland peaked at 0.4381 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3253 kt, in 1997.

Switzerland ranks 73rd of 201 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3316 kt 0.3253 kt 0.3392 kt 10
2000s 0.3423 kt 0.3363 kt 0.3583 kt 10
2010s 0.3877 kt 0.3608 kt 0.4088 kt 10
2020s 0.4312 kt 0.4261 kt 0.4381 kt 4

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 70 Israel 0.4629 kt compare
  2. 71 Senegal 0.4474 kt compare
  3. 72 Azerbaijan, Republic of 0.4408 kt compare
  4. 74 Madagascar, Republic of 0.4342 kt compare
  5. 75 Guatemala 0.4266 kt compare
  6. 76 Ecuador 0.4175 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Switzerland?
Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Switzerland was 0.4381 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 0.4381 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3253 kt in 1997.
How does Switzerland rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions?
Switzerland ranks 73rd out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. 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 Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
257 places, 8,503 data points, 1990–2023
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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.