Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Switzerland
Switzerland: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change was -127,690 tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-127,690 tonnes
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
149th
of 197 countries
All-time high
4.28 million tonnes
in 1909
All-time low
-303,379 tonnes
in 2020
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual 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 tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Switzerland stood at -127,690 tonnes.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Switzerland peaked at 4.28 million tonnes in 1909 and was at its lowest, -303,379 tonnes, 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.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 3.61 million tonnes | — |
| 1851 | 3.55 million tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1852 | 3.56 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1853 | 3.72 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1854 | 3.49 million tonnes | -6.0% |
| 1855 | 3.73 million tonnes | +6.6% |
| 1856 | 3.56 million tonnes | -4.6% |
| 1857 | 3.33 million tonnes | -6.3% |
| 1858 | 3.32 million tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1859 | 3.04 million tonnes | -8.5% |
| 1860 | 3.47 million tonnes | +14.1% |
| 1861 | 3.09 million tonnes | -10.9% |
| 1862 | 3.17 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1863 | 2.99 million tonnes | -5.8% |
| 1864 | 2.99 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1865 | 2.85 million tonnes | -4.9% |
| 1866 | 2.87 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1867 | 3.00 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1868 | 3.03 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1869 | 2.94 million tonnes | -3.0% |
| 1870 | 2.84 million tonnes | -3.4% |
| 1871 | 2.74 million tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1872 | 2.69 million tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1873 | 2.81 million tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1874 | 2.59 million tonnes | -7.9% |
| 1875 | 2.80 million tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1876 | 2.66 million tonnes | -4.9% |
| 1877 | 2.49 million tonnes | -6.6% |
| 1878 | 2.50 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1879 | 2.28 million tonnes | -9.1% |
| 1880 | 2.49 million tonnes | +9.3% |
| 1881 | 2.11 million tonnes | -15.4% |
| 1882 | 2.13 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1883 | 1.94 million tonnes | -9.0% |
| 1884 | 1.91 million tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1885 | 1.75 million tonnes | -8.3% |
| 1886 | 1.73 million tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1887 | 1.79 million tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1888 | 1.76 million tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1889 | 1.65 million tonnes | -6.1% |
| 1890 | 2.10 million tonnes | +27.0% |
| 1891 | 2.25 million tonnes | +7.3% |
| 1892 | 2.39 million tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1893 | 2.64 million tonnes | +10.4% |
| 1894 | 2.60 million tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1895 | 2.93 million tonnes | +12.7% |
| 1896 | 2.95 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1897 | 2.94 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1898 | 3.09 million tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1899 | 3.00 million tonnes | -3.0% |
| 1900 | 3.55 million tonnes | +18.4% |
| 1901 | 3.40 million tonnes | -4.2% |
| 1902 | 3.57 million tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1903 | 3.69 million tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1904 | 3.95 million tonnes | +7.0% |
| 1905 | 3.86 million tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1906 | 4.19 million tonnes | +8.5% |
| 1907 | 4.18 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1908 | 4.15 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1909 | 4.28 million tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1910 | 3.32 million tonnes | -22.4% |
| 1911 | 3.36 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1912 | 2.81 million tonnes | -16.2% |
| 1913 | 2.70 million tonnes | -4.1% |
| 1914 | 2.40 million tonnes | -11.3% |
| 1915 | 2.24 million tonnes | -6.7% |
| 1916 | 1.97 million tonnes | -11.7% |
| 1917 | 1.86 million tonnes | -5.8% |
| 1918 | 1.82 million tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1919 | 1.69 million tonnes | -7.1% |
| 1920 | 1.59 million tonnes | -5.5% |
| 1921 | 1.78 million tonnes | +11.8% |
| 1922 | 1.40 million tonnes | -21.4% |
| 1923 | 1.36 million tonnes | -2.7% |
| 1924 | 1.25 million tonnes | -8.6% |
| 1925 | 1.24 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1926 | 1.14 million tonnes | -8.1% |
| 1927 | 1.07 million tonnes | -6.1% |
| 1928 | 1.05 million tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1929 | 1.04 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1930 | 843,196 tonnes | -18.6% |
| 1931 | 798,202 tonnes | -5.3% |
| 1932 | 794,245 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1933 | 739,688 tonnes | -6.9% |
| 1934 | 676,411 tonnes | -8.6% |
| 1935 | 564,842 tonnes | -16.5% |
| 1936 | 500,942 tonnes | -11.3% |
| 1937 | 473,425 tonnes | -5.5% |
| 1938 | 464,998 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1939 | 347,933 tonnes | -25.2% |
| 1940 | 638,782 tonnes | +83.6% |
| 1941 | 742,510 tonnes | +16.2% |
| 1942 | 858,036 tonnes | +15.6% |
| 1943 | 935,822 tonnes | +9.1% |
| 1944 | 973,525 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1945 | 1.00 million tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1946 | 996,461 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1947 | 1.11 million tonnes | +11.1% |
| 1948 | 1.06 million tonnes | -4.6% |
| 1949 | 1.18 million tonnes | +11.6% |
| 1950 | 1.40 million tonnes | +18.3% |
| 1951 | 1.60 million tonnes | +14.7% |
| 1952 | 1.74 million tonnes | +8.4% |
| 1953 | 1.78 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1954 | 1.75 million tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1955 | 1.70 million tonnes | -2.5% |
| 1956 | 1.72 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1957 | 1.82 million tonnes | +6.0% |
| 1958 | 2.03 million tonnes | +11.3% |
| 1959 | 3.68 million tonnes | +81.3% |
| 1960 | 3.36 million tonnes | -8.5% |
| 1961 | 2.26 million tonnes | -32.8% |
| 1962 | 1.81 million tonnes | -20.0% |
| 1963 | 1.47 million tonnes | -18.9% |
| 1964 | 1.28 million tonnes | -12.7% |
| 1965 | 962,899 tonnes | -24.7% |
| 1966 | 768,524 tonnes | -20.2% |
| 1967 | 870,017 tonnes | +13.2% |
| 1968 | 887,128 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 540,916 tonnes | -39.0% |
| 1970 | 390,619 tonnes | -27.8% |
| 1971 | 575,834 tonnes | +47.4% |
| 1972 | 315,287 tonnes | -45.2% |
| 1973 | 239,919 tonnes | -23.9% |
| 1974 | 402,784 tonnes | +67.9% |
| 1975 | 265,640 tonnes | -34.0% |
| 1976 | 175,506 tonnes | -33.9% |
| 1977 | 543,994 tonnes | +210.0% |
| 1978 | 1.22 million tonnes | +124.6% |
| 1979 | 737,417 tonnes | -39.7% |
| 1980 | 764,091 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 883,207 tonnes | +15.6% |
| 1982 | 909,515 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 1.06 million tonnes | +16.6% |
| 1984 | 1.02 million tonnes | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 836,748 tonnes | -18.0% |
| 1986 | 743,389 tonnes | -11.2% |
| 1987 | 796,444 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 953,446 tonnes | +19.7% |
| 1989 | 738,113 tonnes | -22.6% |
| 1990 | 940,842 tonnes | +27.5% |
| 1991 | 665,969 tonnes | -29.2% |
| 1992 | 652,045 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 906,987 tonnes | +39.1% |
| 1994 | 849,242 tonnes | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 705,283 tonnes | -17.0% |
| 1996 | 400,219 tonnes | -43.3% |
| 1997 | 561,032 tonnes | +40.2% |
| 1998 | 662,378 tonnes | +18.1% |
| 1999 | 330,346 tonnes | -50.1% |
| 2000 | 955,901 tonnes | +189.4% |
| 2001 | 737,746 tonnes | -22.8% |
| 2002 | 497,425 tonnes | -32.6% |
| 2003 | 611,632 tonnes | +23.0% |
| 2004 | 162,169 tonnes | -73.5% |
| 2005 | 49,904 tonnes | -69.2% |
| 2006 | 101,896 tonnes | +104.2% |
| 2007 | 94,201 tonnes | -7.6% |
| 2008 | -85,151 tonnes | -190.4% |
| 2009 | -118,164 tonnes | +38.8% |
| 2010 | -105,743 tonnes | -10.5% |
| 2011 | -164,001 tonnes | +55.1% |
| 2012 | -147,293 tonnes | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 54,630 tonnes | -137.1% |
| 2014 | -116,002 tonnes | -312.3% |
| 2015 | -100,394 tonnes | -13.5% |
| 2016 | -211,816 tonnes | +111.0% |
| 2017 | 57,488 tonnes | -127.1% |
| 2018 | -37,849 tonnes | -165.8% |
| 2019 | -215,333 tonnes | +468.9% |
| 2020 | -303,379 tonnes | +40.9% |
| 2021 | -150,224 tonnes | -50.5% |
| 2022 | -156,929 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 2023 | -134,066 tonnes | -14.6% |
| 2024 | -127,690 tonnes | -4.8% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's -127,690 tonnes is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -377,832 tonnes, 34% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual 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 | -468.9% | -37,849 tonnes | -215,333 tonnes |
| 2014 | -312.3% | 54,630 tonnes | -116,002 tonnes |
| 1977 | +210.0% | 175,506 tonnes | 543,994 tonnes |
| 2000 | +189.4% | 330,346 tonnes | 955,901 tonnes |
| 2008 | -190.4% | 94,201 tonnes | -85,151 tonnes |
| 2018 | -165.8% | 57,488 tonnes | -37,849 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.49 million tonnes | 3.04 million tonnes | 3.73 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 3.04 million tonnes | 2.85 million tonnes | 3.47 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.64 million tonnes | 2.28 million tonnes | 2.84 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.92 million tonnes | 1.65 million tonnes | 2.49 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.69 million tonnes | 2.10 million tonnes | 3.09 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 3.88 million tonnes | 3.40 million tonnes | 4.28 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.42 million tonnes | 1.69 million tonnes | 3.36 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.29 million tonnes | 1.04 million tonnes | 1.78 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 620,388 tonnes | 347,933 tonnes | 843,196 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 948,957 tonnes | 638,782 tonnes | 1.18 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.92 million tonnes | 1.40 million tonnes | 3.68 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.42 million tonnes | 540,916 tonnes | 3.36 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 486,898 tonnes | 175,506 tonnes | 1.22 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 870,584 tonnes | 738,113 tonnes | 1.06 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 667,434 tonnes | 330,346 tonnes | 940,842 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 300,756 tonnes | -118,164 tonnes | 955,901 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | -98,631 tonnes | -215,333 tonnes | 57,488 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | -174,458 tonnes | -303,379 tonnes | -127,690 tonnes | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Switzerland?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Switzerland was -127,690 tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.28 million tonnes in 1909.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was -303,379 tonnes in 2020.
- How does Switzerland rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Switzerland ranks 149th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. 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 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 in tonnes.