Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Switzerland
Switzerland: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 13.34 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions 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
The most recent figure for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Switzerland is 13.34 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Switzerland peaked at 21.92 tonnes per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 11.94 tonnes per person, in 1999.
That places Switzerland 16th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 |
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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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Switzerland?
- Per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions 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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 21.92 tonnes per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.94 tonnes per person in 1999.
- How does Switzerland rank for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Switzerland ranks 16th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions 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 Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. 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.