Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Switzerland
Switzerland: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? was 13.34 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Switzerland, 1990–2023
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
Switzerland recorded 13.34 tonnes per person for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in 2023.
The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Switzerland peaked at 21.92 tonnes per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 11.94 tonnes per person, in 1999.
Switzerland ranks 16th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.19 tonnes per person | 11.94 tonnes per person | 15.13 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.6 tonnes per person | 12.63 tonnes per person | 16.45 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.61 tonnes per person | 14.46 tonnes per person | 21.92 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.55 tonnes per person | 12.71 tonnes per person | 14.29 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More climate change data for Switzerland
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Population, total 9.09 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Urban population 7.79 million (2025)
- Urban population 85.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.59 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 3.16 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.59 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.59 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Switzerland?
- Are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Switzerland was 13.34 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 21.92 tonnes per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.94 tonnes per person in 1999.
- How does Switzerland rank for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- Switzerland ranks 16th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.