Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Switzerland
Switzerland: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita was -0.0143 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-0.0143 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
134th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.54 tonnes per person
in 1853
All-time low
-0.0351 tonnes per person
in 2020
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Switzerland, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Switzerland stood at -0.0143 tonnes per person.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Switzerland peaked at 1.54 tonnes per person in 1853 and was at its lowest, -0.0351 tonnes per person, 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.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.52 tonnes per person | — |
| 1851 | 1.49 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1852 | 1.48 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1853 | 1.54 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1854 | 1.44 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 1855 | 1.53 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1856 | 1.45 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 1857 | 1.35 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 1858 | 1.34 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1859 | 1.22 tonnes per person | -9.0% |
| 1860 | 1.38 tonnes per person | +13.5% |
| 1861 | 1.22 tonnes per person | -11.4% |
| 1862 | 1.25 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1863 | 1.17 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 1864 | 1.17 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1865 | 1.1 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1866 | 1.11 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1867 | 1.15 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1868 | 1.16 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1869 | 1.12 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1870 | 1.07 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1871 | 1.02 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1872 | 1 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1873 | 1.04 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1874 | 0.9498 tonnes per person | -8.5% |
| 1875 | 1.02 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 1876 | 0.9649 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 1877 | 0.8956 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 1878 | 0.8947 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1879 | 0.8082 tonnes per person | -9.7% |
| 1880 | 0.8788 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 1881 | 0.7398 tonnes per person | -15.8% |
| 1882 | 0.7451 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1883 | 0.6755 tonnes per person | -9.3% |
| 1884 | 0.6623 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1885 | 0.6051 tonnes per person | -8.6% |
| 1886 | 0.5947 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1887 | 0.6133 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1888 | 0.6022 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1889 | 0.5622 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 1890 | 0.7092 tonnes per person | +26.2% |
| 1891 | 0.7547 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1892 | 0.7941 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1893 | 0.8667 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 1894 | 0.8429 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1895 | 0.9398 tonnes per person | +11.5% |
| 1896 | 0.9355 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1897 | 0.9219 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1898 | 0.9584 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1899 | 0.9195 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1900 | 1.08 tonnes per person | +17.0% |
| 1901 | 1.02 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1902 | 1.06 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1903 | 1.08 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1904 | 1.14 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1905 | 1.1 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1906 | 1.18 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 1907 | 1.16 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1908 | 1.14 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1909 | 1.16 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1910 | 0.8953 tonnes per person | -23.1% |
| 1911 | 0.8989 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1912 | 0.7495 tonnes per person | -16.6% |
| 1913 | 0.716 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1914 | 0.633 tonnes per person | -11.6% |
| 1915 | 0.5885 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 1916 | 0.5179 tonnes per person | -12.0% |
| 1917 | 0.4859 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 1918 | 0.4732 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1919 | 0.438 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 1920 | 0.4121 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 1921 | 0.459 tonnes per person | +11.4% |
| 1922 | 0.3594 tonnes per person | -21.7% |
| 1923 | 0.3481 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1924 | 0.3167 tonnes per person | -9.0% |
| 1925 | 0.313 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1926 | 0.2866 tonnes per person | -8.5% |
| 1927 | 0.268 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 1928 | 0.2613 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1929 | 0.2575 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1930 | 0.2086 tonnes per person | -19.0% |
| 1931 | 0.1966 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 1932 | 0.1948 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1933 | 0.1807 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 1934 | 0.1645 tonnes per person | -8.9% |
| 1935 | 0.1368 tonnes per person | -16.8% |
| 1936 | 0.1208 tonnes per person | -11.7% |
| 1937 | 0.1137 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 1938 | 0.1112 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1939 | 0.0827 tonnes per person | -25.6% |
| 1940 | 0.1509 tonnes per person | +82.4% |
| 1941 | 0.174 tonnes per person | +15.3% |
| 1942 | 0.1992 tonnes per person | +14.5% |
| 1943 | 0.215 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 1944 | 0.2213 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1945 | 0.2252 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1946 | 0.2218 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1947 | 0.2439 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 1948 | 0.2304 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 1949 | 0.2543 tonnes per person | +10.4% |
| 1950 | 0.2974 tonnes per person | +17.0% |
| 1951 | 0.3371 tonnes per person | +13.4% |
| 1952 | 0.3608 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1953 | 0.3655 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1954 | 0.3538 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1955 | 0.3406 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1956 | 0.3393 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 0.3552 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1958 | 0.3904 tonnes per person | +9.9% |
| 1959 | 0.6989 tonnes per person | +79.0% |
| 1960 | 0.6315 tonnes per person | -9.6% |
| 1961 | 0.416 tonnes per person | -34.1% |
| 1962 | 0.3245 tonnes per person | -22.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2575 tonnes per person | -20.7% |
| 1964 | 0.221 tonnes per person | -14.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1644 tonnes per person | -25.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1299 tonnes per person | -21.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1452 tonnes per person | +11.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1462 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0881 tonnes per person | -39.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0632 tonnes per person | -28.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0927 tonnes per person | +46.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0504 tonnes per person | -45.7% |
| 1973 | 0.038 tonnes per person | -24.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0635 tonnes per person | +67.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0419 tonnes per person | -34.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0278 tonnes per person | -33.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0866 tonnes per person | +211.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1945 tonnes per person | +124.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1171 tonnes per person | -39.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1209 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.139 tonnes per person | +15.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1423 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1653 tonnes per person | +16.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1583 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1293 tonnes per person | -18.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1143 tonnes per person | -11.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1217 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1446 tonnes per person | +18.8% |
| 1989 | 0.111 tonnes per person | -23.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1401 tonnes per person | +26.2% |
| 1991 | 0.098 tonnes per person | -30.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0948 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1307 tonnes per person | +37.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1214 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1002 tonnes per person | -17.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0566 tonnes per person | -43.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0791 tonnes per person | +39.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0932 tonnes per person | +17.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0462 tonnes per person | -50.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1331 tonnes per person | +187.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1021 tonnes per person | -23.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0683 tonnes per person | -33.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0834 tonnes per person | +22.0% |
| 2004 | 0.022 tonnes per person | -73.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0067 tonnes per person | -69.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0136 tonnes per person | +102.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0125 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 2008 | -0.0111 tonnes per person | -189.3% |
| 2009 | -0.0153 tonnes per person | +37.0% |
| 2010 | -0.0135 tonnes per person | -11.5% |
| 2011 | -0.0207 tonnes per person | +53.4% |
| 2012 | -0.0184 tonnes per person | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0068 tonnes per person | -136.7% |
| 2014 | -0.0142 tonnes per person | -309.8% |
| 2015 | -0.0121 tonnes per person | -14.4% |
| 2016 | -0.0253 tonnes per person | +108.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0068 tonnes per person | -126.9% |
| 2018 | -0.0044 tonnes per person | -165.4% |
| 2019 | -0.0251 tonnes per person | +464.9% |
| 2020 | -0.0351 tonnes per person | +39.9% |
| 2021 | -0.0173 tonnes per person | -50.9% |
| 2022 | -0.0178 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 2023 | -0.0151 tonnes per person | -15.3% |
| 2024 | -0.0143 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's -0.0143 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0731 tonnes per person, 20% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 tonnes per person | -0.0251 tonnes per person |
| 2014 | -309.8% | 0.0068 tonnes per person | -0.0142 tonnes per person |
| 1977 | +211.0% | 0.0278 tonnes per person | 0.0866 tonnes per person |
| 2000 | +187.8% | 0.0462 tonnes per person | 0.1331 tonnes per person |
| 2008 | -189.3% | 0.0125 tonnes per person | -0.0111 tonnes per person |
| 2018 | -165.4% | 0.0068 tonnes per person | -0.0044 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.43 tonnes per person | 1.22 tonnes per person | 1.54 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.18 tonnes per person | 1.1 tonnes per person | 1.38 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.967 tonnes per person | 0.8082 tonnes per person | 1.07 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.6679 tonnes per person | 0.5622 tonnes per person | 0.8788 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.8643 tonnes per person | 0.7092 tonnes per person | 0.9584 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.11 tonnes per person | 1.02 tonnes per person | 1.18 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.6396 tonnes per person | 0.438 tonnes per person | 0.8989 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3282 tonnes per person | 0.2575 tonnes per person | 0.459 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.151 tonnes per person | 0.0827 tonnes per person | 0.2086 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2136 tonnes per person | 0.1509 tonnes per person | 0.2543 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3839 tonnes per person | 0.2974 tonnes per person | 0.6989 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2524 tonnes per person | 0.0881 tonnes per person | 0.6315 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0776 tonnes per person | 0.0278 tonnes per person | 0.1945 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1347 tonnes per person | 0.111 tonnes per person | 0.1653 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.096 tonnes per person | 0.0462 tonnes per person | 0.1401 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0415 tonnes per person | -0.0153 tonnes per person | 0.1331 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.012 tonnes per person | -0.0253 tonnes per person | 0.0068 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0199 tonnes per person | -0.0351 tonnes per person | -0.0143 tonnes per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Switzerland?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Switzerland was -0.0143 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.54 tonnes per person in 1853.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0351 tonnes per person in 2020.
- How does Switzerland rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 134th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change 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 Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.