Co2 land use per capita in Switzerland
Switzerland: Co2 land use per capita was -0.0143 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-0.0143
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
134th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.54
in 1853
All-time low
-0.0351
in 2020
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Co2 land use per capita in Switzerland, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, co2 land use per capita in Switzerland stood at -0.0143.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 land use per capita in Switzerland peaked at 1.54 in 1853 and was at its lowest, -0.0351, in 2020.
That places Switzerland 134th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Co2 land use per capita in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.52 | — |
| 1851 | 1.49 | -2.3% |
| 1852 | 1.48 | -0.5% |
| 1853 | 1.54 | +4.0% |
| 1854 | 1.44 | -6.5% |
| 1855 | 1.53 | +6.1% |
| 1856 | 1.45 | -5.1% |
| 1857 | 1.35 | -6.8% |
| 1858 | 1.34 | -0.9% |
| 1859 | 1.22 | -9.0% |
| 1860 | 1.38 | +13.5% |
| 1861 | 1.22 | -11.4% |
| 1862 | 1.25 | +2.0% |
| 1863 | 1.17 | -6.3% |
| 1864 | 1.17 | -0.2% |
| 1865 | 1.1 | -5.4% |
| 1866 | 1.11 | +0.3% |
| 1867 | 1.15 | +3.8% |
| 1868 | 1.16 | +0.6% |
| 1869 | 1.12 | -3.5% |
| 1870 | 1.07 | -4.0% |
| 1871 | 1.02 | -4.4% |
| 1872 | 1 | -2.2% |
| 1873 | 1.04 | +3.6% |
| 1874 | 0.9498 | -8.5% |
| 1875 | 1.02 | +7.6% |
| 1876 | 0.9649 | -5.6% |
| 1877 | 0.8956 | -7.2% |
| 1878 | 0.8947 | -0.1% |
| 1879 | 0.8082 | -9.7% |
| 1880 | 0.8788 | +8.7% |
| 1881 | 0.7398 | -15.8% |
| 1882 | 0.7451 | +0.7% |
| 1883 | 0.6755 | -9.3% |
| 1884 | 0.6623 | -2.0% |
| 1885 | 0.6051 | -8.6% |
| 1886 | 0.5947 | -1.7% |
| 1887 | 0.6133 | +3.1% |
| 1888 | 0.6022 | -1.8% |
| 1889 | 0.5622 | -6.6% |
| 1890 | 0.7092 | +26.2% |
| 1891 | 0.7547 | +6.4% |
| 1892 | 0.7941 | +5.2% |
| 1893 | 0.8667 | +9.1% |
| 1894 | 0.8429 | -2.7% |
| 1895 | 0.9398 | +11.5% |
| 1896 | 0.9355 | -0.5% |
| 1897 | 0.9219 | -1.4% |
| 1898 | 0.9584 | +4.0% |
| 1899 | 0.9195 | -4.1% |
| 1900 | 1.08 | +17.0% |
| 1901 | 1.02 | -5.3% |
| 1902 | 1.06 | +3.7% |
| 1903 | 1.08 | +2.1% |
| 1904 | 1.14 | +5.6% |
| 1905 | 1.1 | -3.3% |
| 1906 | 1.18 | +7.2% |
| 1907 | 1.16 | -1.5% |
| 1908 | 1.14 | -2.1% |
| 1909 | 1.16 | +2.1% |
| 1910 | 0.8953 | -23.1% |
| 1911 | 0.8989 | +0.4% |
| 1912 | 0.7495 | -16.6% |
| 1913 | 0.716 | -4.5% |
| 1914 | 0.633 | -11.6% |
| 1915 | 0.5885 | -7.0% |
| 1916 | 0.5179 | -12.0% |
| 1917 | 0.4859 | -6.2% |
| 1918 | 0.4732 | -2.6% |
| 1919 | 0.438 | -7.4% |
| 1920 | 0.4121 | -5.9% |
| 1921 | 0.459 | +11.4% |
| 1922 | 0.3594 | -21.7% |
| 1923 | 0.3481 | -3.2% |
| 1924 | 0.3167 | -9.0% |
| 1925 | 0.313 | -1.2% |
| 1926 | 0.2866 | -8.5% |
| 1927 | 0.268 | -6.5% |
| 1928 | 0.2613 | -2.5% |
| 1929 | 0.2575 | -1.5% |
| 1930 | 0.2086 | -19.0% |
| 1931 | 0.1966 | -5.7% |
| 1932 | 0.1948 | -0.9% |
| 1933 | 0.1807 | -7.3% |
| 1934 | 0.1645 | -8.9% |
| 1935 | 0.1368 | -16.8% |
| 1936 | 0.1208 | -11.7% |
| 1937 | 0.1137 | -5.9% |
| 1938 | 0.1112 | -2.2% |
| 1939 | 0.0827 | -25.6% |
| 1940 | 0.1509 | +82.4% |
| 1941 | 0.174 | +15.3% |
| 1942 | 0.1992 | +14.5% |
| 1943 | 0.215 | +7.9% |
| 1944 | 0.2213 | +2.9% |
| 1945 | 0.2252 | +1.7% |
| 1946 | 0.2218 | -1.5% |
| 1947 | 0.2439 | +10.0% |
| 1948 | 0.2304 | -5.6% |
| 1949 | 0.2543 | +10.4% |
| 1950 | 0.2974 | +17.0% |
| 1951 | 0.3371 | +13.4% |
| 1952 | 0.3608 | +7.0% |
| 1953 | 0.3655 | +1.3% |
| 1954 | 0.3538 | -3.2% |
| 1955 | 0.3406 | -3.7% |
| 1956 | 0.3393 | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 0.3552 | +4.7% |
| 1958 | 0.3904 | +9.9% |
| 1959 | 0.6989 | +79.0% |
| 1960 | 0.6315 | -9.6% |
| 1961 | 0.416 | -34.1% |
| 1962 | 0.3245 | -22.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2575 | -20.7% |
| 1964 | 0.221 | -14.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1644 | -25.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1299 | -21.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1452 | +11.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1462 | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0881 | -39.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0632 | -28.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0927 | +46.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0504 | -45.7% |
| 1973 | 0.038 | -24.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0635 | +67.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0419 | -34.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0278 | -33.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0866 | +211.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1945 | +124.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1171 | -39.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1209 | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.139 | +15.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1423 | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1653 | +16.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1583 | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1293 | -18.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1143 | -11.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1217 | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1446 | +18.8% |
| 1989 | 0.111 | -23.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1401 | +26.2% |
| 1991 | 0.098 | -30.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0948 | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1307 | +37.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1214 | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1002 | -17.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0566 | -43.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0791 | +39.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0932 | +17.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0462 | -50.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1331 | +187.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1021 | -23.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0683 | -33.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0834 | +22.0% |
| 2004 | 0.022 | -73.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0067 | -69.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0136 | +102.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0125 | -8.4% |
| 2008 | -0.0111 | -189.3% |
| 2009 | -0.0153 | +37.0% |
| 2010 | -0.0135 | -11.5% |
| 2011 | -0.0207 | +53.4% |
| 2012 | -0.0184 | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0068 | -136.7% |
| 2014 | -0.0142 | -309.8% |
| 2015 | -0.0121 | -14.4% |
| 2016 | -0.0253 | +108.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0068 | -126.9% |
| 2018 | -0.0044 | -165.4% |
| 2019 | -0.0251 | +464.9% |
| 2020 | -0.0351 | +39.9% |
| 2021 | -0.0173 | -50.9% |
| 2022 | -0.0178 | +3.5% |
| 2023 | -0.0151 | -15.3% |
| 2024 | -0.0143 | -5.3% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's -0.0143 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0731, 20% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 land use per capita 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 | -464.9% | -0.0044 | -0.0251 |
| 2014 | -309.8% | 0.0068 | -0.0142 |
| 1977 | +211.0% | 0.0278 | 0.0866 |
| 2000 | +187.8% | 0.0462 | 0.1331 |
| 2008 | -189.3% | 0.0125 | -0.0111 |
| 2018 | -165.4% | 0.0068 | -0.0044 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.43 | 1.22 | 1.54 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.18 | 1.1 | 1.38 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.967 | 0.8082 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.6679 | 0.5622 | 0.8788 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.8643 | 0.7092 | 0.9584 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.11 | 1.02 | 1.18 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.6396 | 0.438 | 0.8989 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3282 | 0.2575 | 0.459 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.151 | 0.0827 | 0.2086 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2136 | 0.1509 | 0.2543 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3839 | 0.2974 | 0.6989 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2524 | 0.0881 | 0.6315 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0776 | 0.0278 | 0.1945 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1347 | 0.111 | 0.1653 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.096 | 0.0462 | 0.1401 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0415 | -0.0153 | 0.1331 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.012 | -0.0253 | 0.0068 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0199 | -0.0351 | -0.0143 | 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 co2 land use per capita in Switzerland?
- Co2 land use per capita in Switzerland was -0.0143 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 land use per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.54 in 1853.
- What is the lowest co2 land use per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0351 in 2020.
- How does Switzerland rank for co2 land use per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 134th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co2 land use per capita rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 land use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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