Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Switzerland
Switzerland: Cropland organic soils — Emissions was 461.82 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Switzerland, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 461.82 kt for cropland organic soils — emissions in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland organic soils — emissions in Switzerland peaked at 620.49 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 461.82 kt, in 2022.
Switzerland ranks 59th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 620.49 kt | — |
| 1991 | 620.49 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 620.49 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 609.82 kt | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 596.63 kt | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 591.41 kt | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 586.74 kt | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 583.83 kt | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 584.81 kt | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 583.79 kt | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 582.43 kt | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 541.67 kt | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 509.64 kt | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 485.79 kt | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 474.23 kt | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 475.62 kt | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 475.43 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 475.52 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 474.1 kt | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 474.1 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 474.34 kt | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 475.76 kt | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 475.76 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 475.76 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 475.8 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 475.8 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 476.27 kt | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 475.95 kt | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 473.39 kt | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 465.29 kt | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 465.29 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 464.33 kt | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 461.82 kt | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 461.82 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 461.82 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 599.85 kt | 583.79 kt | 620.49 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 496.85 kt | 474.1 kt | 582.43 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 474.41 kt | 465.29 kt | 476.27 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 463.02 kt | 461.82 kt | 465.29 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More climate change data for Switzerland
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1438 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland organic soils — emissions in Switzerland?
- Cropland organic soils — emissions in Switzerland was 461.82 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland organic soils — emissions recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 620.49 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest cropland organic soils — emissions recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 461.82 kt in 2022.
- How does Switzerland rank for cropland organic soils — emissions?
- Switzerland ranks 59th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland organic soils — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.