Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Switzerland
Switzerland: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions was 0.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.3%
Change on year
up 110.0%
World rank
159th
of 215 countries
All-time high
255.5%
in 1946
All-time low
-63.6%
in 1945
Years of data
166
1859–2024
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Switzerland, 1859–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Switzerland is 0.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 110.0% on the previous year and up 103.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Switzerland peaked at 255.5% in 1946 and was at its lowest, -63.6%, in 1945.
Switzerland ranks 159th of 215 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.
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1859 | 40.0% | — |
| 1860 | 48.2% | +20.5% |
| 1861 | 39.8% | -17.5% |
| 1862 | 10.3% | -74.0% |
| 1863 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1864 | 21.9% | — |
| 1865 | 21.8% | -0.4% |
| 1866 | -1.1% | -104.8% |
| 1867 | -2.1% | +102.1% |
| 1868 | 14.1% | -764.1% |
| 1869 | -3.3% | -123.6% |
| 1870 | 20.7% | -720.7% |
| 1871 | 23.7% | +14.4% |
| 1872 | 14.9% | -37.3% |
| 1873 | -2.9% | -119.3% |
| 1874 | -5.6% | +95.6% |
| 1875 | 9.4% | -267.3% |
| 1876 | 16.9% | +79.8% |
| 1877 | -5.1% | -130.4% |
| 1878 | -4.4% | -14.7% |
| 1879 | 6.8% | -253.8% |
| 1880 | 15.4% | +128.6% |
| 1881 | -6.4% | -141.2% |
| 1882 | 10.5% | -265.7% |
| 1883 | 10.6% | +0.5% |
| 1884 | 2.7% | -74.7% |
| 1885 | 4.1% | +53.0% |
| 1886 | 2.0% | -52.0% |
| 1887 | 8.3% | +319.0% |
| 1888 | 2.1% | -74.5% |
| 1889 | 10.3% | +389.7% |
| 1890 | 13.1% | +26.9% |
| 1891 | 22.4% | +71.0% |
| 1892 | -1.5% | -106.5% |
| 1893 | -17.1% | +1074.2% |
| 1894 | 24.6% | -243.7% |
| 1895 | 7.4% | -70.1% |
| 1896 | 9.4% | +28.1% |
| 1897 | 5.5% | -41.8% |
| 1898 | 6.9% | +26.4% |
| 1899 | 7.9% | +13.6% |
| 1900 | 10.8% | +37.2% |
| 1901 | -8.7% | -180.1% |
| 1902 | 1.0% | -111.4% |
| 1903 | 8.3% | +741.7% |
| 1904 | 5.1% | -38.7% |
| 1905 | 4.7% | -8.5% |
| 1906 | 10.5% | +125.0% |
| 1907 | 16.0% | +52.2% |
| 1908 | 0.1% | -99.4% |
| 1909 | 0.8% | +749.1% |
| 1910 | -3.5% | -543.6% |
| 1911 | 10.5% | -405.3% |
| 1912 | 1.7% | -83.4% |
| 1913 | 5.6% | +221.2% |
| 1914 | -8.9% | -259.0% |
| 1915 | 5.9% | -166.4% |
| 1916 | -5.0% | -184.0% |
| 1917 | -28.0% | +463.5% |
| 1918 | -5.9% | -78.8% |
| 1919 | -19.8% | +234.0% |
| 1920 | 57.0% | -387.6% |
| 1921 | -38.2% | -167.1% |
| 1922 | 37.7% | -198.7% |
| 1923 | 24.6% | -34.8% |
| 1924 | -5.6% | -122.9% |
| 1925 | 4.2% | -174.5% |
| 1926 | -1.1% | -125.4% |
| 1927 | 15.3% | -1528.9% |
| 1928 | 4.3% | -72.0% |
| 1929 | 14.5% | +239.4% |
| 1930 | -6.9% | -147.5% |
| 1931 | 5.6% | -181.7% |
| 1932 | 1.3% | -77.4% |
| 1933 | -6.4% | -604.5% |
| 1934 | -0.1% | -98.2% |
| 1935 | -0.8% | +634.2% |
| 1936 | 4.7% | -656.7% |
| 1937 | 5.5% | +16.8% |
| 1938 | -0.1% | -101.1% |
| 1939 | 13.4% | -22445.8% |
| 1940 | -29.9% | -323.2% |
| 1941 | -20.3% | -32.2% |
| 1942 | -11.9% | -41.5% |
| 1943 | 5.7% | -148.1% |
| 1944 | -27.9% | -588.2% |
| 1945 | -63.6% | +127.8% |
| 1946 | 255.5% | -502.0% |
| 1947 | 63.9% | -75.0% |
| 1948 | 8.1% | -87.3% |
| 1949 | -16.5% | -303.2% |
| 1950 | 20.2% | -222.6% |
| 1951 | 20.2% | +0.0% |
| 1952 | -8.8% | -143.5% |
| 1953 | -7.9% | -10.0% |
| 1954 | 21.8% | -376.5% |
| 1955 | 8.1% | -62.9% |
| 1956 | 25.3% | +212.6% |
| 1957 | 3.7% | -85.4% |
| 1958 | -8.0% | -314.6% |
| 1959 | 1.9% | -123.9% |
| 1960 | 17.4% | +818.8% |
| 1961 | 4.4% | -74.6% |
| 1962 | 18.4% | +317.4% |
| 1963 | 20.5% | +11.2% |
| 1964 | -3.2% | -115.8% |
| 1965 | 7.8% | -341.1% |
| 1966 | 3.8% | -51.1% |
| 1967 | 3.3% | -14.2% |
| 1968 | 10.6% | +225.3% |
| 1969 | 5.7% | -46.1% |
| 1970 | 5.8% | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 4.1% | -29.3% |
| 1972 | 2.4% | -40.2% |
| 1973 | 7.7% | +214.0% |
| 1974 | -10.3% | -235.0% |
| 1975 | -5.7% | -44.6% |
| 1976 | 3.5% | -161.9% |
| 1977 | 1.5% | -58.4% |
| 1978 | 2.8% | +87.5% |
| 1979 | -5.5% | -297.9% |
| 1980 | 1.6% | -128.6% |
| 1981 | -4.1% | -365.2% |
| 1982 | -5.7% | +38.3% |
| 1983 | 9.4% | -263.7% |
| 1984 | -2.2% | -123.9% |
| 1985 | 1.7% | -174.0% |
| 1986 | 6.2% | +272.5% |
| 1987 | -4.8% | -178.1% |
| 1988 | 1.1% | -123.5% |
| 1989 | -3.1% | -370.3% |
| 1990 | 12.1% | -492.5% |
| 1991 | 4.5% | -62.9% |
| 1992 | -0.2% | -105.4% |
| 1993 | -5.2% | +2043.0% |
| 1994 | -2.2% | -58.7% |
| 1995 | 1.7% | -180.9% |
| 1996 | 1.6% | -8.7% |
| 1997 | -2.4% | -250.6% |
| 1998 | 3.7% | -252.3% |
| 1999 | -0.4% | -110.8% |
| 2000 | -1.9% | +371.4% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | -280.6% |
| 2002 | -3.6% | -206.9% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | -175.9% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | -52.3% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -7.3% |
| 2006 | -0.9% | -174.6% |
| 2007 | -4.4% | +392.2% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | -170.0% |
| 2009 | -2.6% | -185.0% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | -231.8% |
| 2011 | -9.0% | -360.3% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | -134.3% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | -28.1% |
| 2014 | -9.1% | -509.6% |
| 2015 | -1.2% | -86.4% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -197.2% |
| 2017 | -2.5% | -308.9% |
| 2018 | -3.4% | +33.5% |
| 2019 | -0.3% | -90.1% |
| 2020 | -6.7% | +1925.1% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | -167.4% |
| 2022 | -8.2% | -281.1% |
| 2023 | -3.0% | -64.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -110.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 20% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0%. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Switzerland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | +22445.8% | -0.1% | 13.4% |
| 1993 | -2043.0% | -0.2% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | -1925.1% | -0.3% | -6.7% |
| 1927 | +1528.9% | -1.1% | 15.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 40.0% | 40.0% | 40.0% | 1 |
| 1860s | 15.0% | -3.3% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 1870s | 7.4% | -5.6% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 1880s | 6.0% | -6.4% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 1890s | 7.9% | -17.1% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 1900s | 4.9% | -8.7% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | -4.7% | -28.0% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 1920s | 11.3% | -38.2% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.6% | -6.9% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 1940s | 16.3% | -63.6% | 255.5% | 10 |
| 1950s | 7.7% | -8.8% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 8.9% | -3.2% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6% | -10.3% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.0% | -5.7% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | -5.2% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2% | -4.4% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.6% | -9.1% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.6% | -8.2% | 4.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Switzerland?
- Annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Switzerland was 0.3% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 255.5% in 1946.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was -63.6% in 1945.
- How does Switzerland rank for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Switzerland ranks 159th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.