Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Switzerland
Switzerland: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 80.67 kt in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Switzerland, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2025, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Switzerland stood at 80.67 kt. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 105.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Switzerland peaked at 80.67 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, -4,394 kt, in 1990.
Switzerland ranks 68th of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -4,394 kt | — |
| 1991 | -4,394 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -4,394 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -4,394 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -4,394 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -4,394 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -4,394 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -4,394 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -4,394 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -4,394 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -4,394 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -2,651 kt | -39.7% |
| 2002 | -2,651 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -2,651 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -2,651 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -2,651 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -2,651 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -2,651 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -2,651 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -2,651 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -2,651 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -1,481 kt | -44.1% |
| 2012 | -1,481 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -1,481 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -1,481 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -1,481 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 80.67 kt | -105.4% |
| 2017 | 80.67 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 80.67 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 80.67 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 80.67 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 80.67 kt | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 80.67 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 80.67 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 80.67 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 80.67 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -4,394 kt | -4,394 kt | -4,394 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -2,825 kt | -4,394 kt | -2,651 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -973.5 kt | -2,651 kt | 80.67 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.67 kt | 80.67 kt | 80.67 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More climate change data for Switzerland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 72.47 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,192 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,816 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 171.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 476.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 472.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.78 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Switzerland?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Switzerland was 80.67 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 80.67 kt in 2016.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was -4,394 kt in 1990.
- How does Switzerland rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Switzerland ranks 68th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).