Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Switzerland
Switzerland: Cropland organic soils — Emissions was 0.3257 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
The most recent figure for cropland organic soils — emissions in Switzerland is 0.3257 kt, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland organic soils — emissions in Switzerland peaked at 0.4376 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.3257 kt, in 2022.
That places Switzerland 45th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | 0.4376 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.4376 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4376 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4301 kt | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.4208 kt | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4171 kt | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.4138 kt | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4117 kt | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4124 kt | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4117 kt | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4108 kt | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.382 kt | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3594 kt | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3426 kt | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3344 kt | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3354 kt | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3353 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3354 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3344 kt | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3344 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3345 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3355 kt | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3355 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3355 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3356 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3356 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3359 kt | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3357 kt | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3339 kt | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3281 kt | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3281 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3275 kt | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3257 kt | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3257 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3257 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.423 kt | 0.4117 kt | 0.4376 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3504 kt | 0.3344 kt | 0.4108 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3346 kt | 0.3281 kt | 0.3359 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3265 kt | 0.3257 kt | 0.3281 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 0.3257 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 0.4376 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest cropland organic soils — emissions recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3257 kt in 2022.
- How does Switzerland rank for cropland organic soils — emissions?
- Switzerland ranks 45th 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 (N2O). 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.