Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Switzerland
Switzerland: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was -0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-0.0%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
149th
of 197 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 1850
All-time low
-0.0%
in 2020
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Switzerland, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Switzerland stood at -0.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 53.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Switzerland peaked at 0.1% in 1850 and was at its lowest, -0.0%, in 2020.
That places Switzerland 149th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.1% | — |
| 1851 | 0.1% | -5.4% |
| 1852 | 0.1% | -3.2% |
| 1853 | 0.1% | +3.9% |
| 1854 | 0.1% | -7.3% |
| 1855 | 0.1% | +4.8% |
| 1856 | 0.1% | -5.1% |
| 1857 | 0.1% | -7.7% |
| 1858 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1859 | 0.1% | -9.7% |
| 1860 | 0.1% | +24.3% |
| 1861 | 0.1% | -6.7% |
| 1862 | 0.1% | +5.4% |
| 1863 | 0.1% | -4.7% |
| 1864 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1865 | 0.1% | -2.0% |
| 1866 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1867 | 0.1% | +6.2% |
| 1868 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 1869 | 0.1% | -2.7% |
| 1870 | 0.1% | -15.2% |
| 1871 | 0.1% | -6.5% |
| 1872 | 0.1% | -6.6% |
| 1873 | 0.1% | +2.6% |
| 1874 | 0.1% | -10.7% |
| 1875 | 0.1% | +7.6% |
| 1876 | 0.1% | -6.5% |
| 1877 | 0.1% | -9.0% |
| 1878 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1879 | 0.1% | -10.6% |
| 1880 | 0.1% | +8.3% |
| 1881 | 0.1% | -14.9% |
| 1882 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1883 | 0.1% | -10.5% |
| 1884 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| 1885 | 0.0% | -8.4% |
| 1886 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1887 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1888 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1889 | 0.0% | -7.0% |
| 1890 | 0.1% | +18.3% |
| 1891 | 0.1% | +5.0% |
| 1892 | 0.1% | +6.9% |
| 1893 | 0.1% | +9.4% |
| 1894 | 0.1% | -3.6% |
| 1895 | 0.1% | +13.1% |
| 1896 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1897 | 0.1% | -1.9% |
| 1898 | 0.1% | +4.7% |
| 1899 | 0.1% | -3.7% |
| 1900 | 0.1% | +17.5% |
| 1901 | 0.1% | -6.8% |
| 1902 | 0.1% | +4.0% |
| 1903 | 0.1% | +2.6% |
| 1904 | 0.1% | +4.5% |
| 1905 | 0.1% | -2.8% |
| 1906 | 0.1% | +7.0% |
| 1907 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1908 | 0.1% | -1.8% |
| 1909 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 1910 | 0.1% | -19.2% |
| 1911 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 1912 | 0.1% | -14.4% |
| 1913 | 0.1% | -3.1% |
| 1914 | 0.1% | -11.4% |
| 1915 | 0.0% | -5.2% |
| 1916 | 0.0% | -11.4% |
| 1917 | 0.0% | -4.1% |
| 1918 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1919 | 0.0% | -6.4% |
| 1920 | 0.0% | -13.3% |
| 1921 | 0.0% | +7.2% |
| 1922 | 0.0% | -22.5% |
| 1923 | 0.0% | -4.8% |
| 1924 | 0.0% | -7.6% |
| 1925 | 0.0% | -3.3% |
| 1926 | 0.0% | -8.4% |
| 1927 | 0.0% | -6.2% |
| 1928 | 0.0% | -3.1% |
| 1929 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 1930 | 0.0% | -19.5% |
| 1931 | 0.0% | -6.8% |
| 1932 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1933 | 0.0% | -6.1% |
| 1934 | 0.0% | -9.4% |
| 1935 | 0.0% | -15.5% |
| 1936 | 0.0% | -13.4% |
| 1937 | 0.0% | -5.2% |
| 1938 | 0.0% | -2.5% |
| 1939 | 0.0% | -24.8% |
| 1940 | 0.0% | +80.1% |
| 1941 | 0.0% | +13.3% |
| 1942 | 0.0% | +15.3% |
| 1943 | 0.0% | +9.3% |
| 1944 | 0.0% | +5.2% |
| 1945 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 1946 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1947 | 0.0% | +12.1% |
| 1948 | 0.0% | -3.7% |
| 1949 | 0.0% | +12.4% |
| 1950 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1951 | 0.0% | +6.0% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +7.6% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | -7.3% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | -4.8% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +12.2% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | +71.3% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | +4.5% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | -33.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | -14.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | -16.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | -8.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | -21.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | -13.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +7.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -44.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | -25.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +60.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -47.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -21.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +66.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -32.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -33.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +183.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +126.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -32.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +18.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +8.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +10.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -12.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -22.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -13.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +14.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +26.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -20.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +30.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -27.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +44.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -19.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -11.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -45.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +14.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +39.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -48.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +209.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -13.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -39.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -69.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -66.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +100.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | -0.0% | -185.0% |
| 2009 | -0.0% | +26.4% |
| 2010 | -0.0% | -10.3% |
| 2011 | -0.0% | +58.1% |
| 2012 | -0.0% | -14.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -139.2% |
| 2014 | -0.0% | -309.3% |
| 2015 | -0.0% | -14.8% |
| 2016 | -0.0% | +155.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -127.5% |
| 2018 | -0.0% | -171.6% |
| 2019 | -0.0% | +468.3% |
| 2020 | -0.0% | +52.4% |
| 2021 | -0.0% | -52.0% |
| 2022 | -0.0% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | -0.0% | -13.9% |
| 2024 | -0.0% | -1.4% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's -0.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0%, 34% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -468.3% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -309.3% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | +209.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1977 | +183.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2008 | -185.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -171.6% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% | 5 |
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 share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Switzerland?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Switzerland was -0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1850.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0% in 2020.
- How does Switzerland rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Switzerland ranks 149th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.9%. 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 Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.