Drained organic soils — Emissions in Switzerland
Switzerland: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 798.13 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drained organic soils — Emissions in Switzerland, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 798.13 kt for drained organic soils — emissions in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Switzerland peaked at 947.61 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 798.13 kt, in 2022.
That places Switzerland 53rd 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.
Drained organic soils — Emissions in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 947.61 kt | — |
| 1991 | 947.61 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 947.61 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 936.57 kt | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 922.13 kt | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 916.64 kt | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 911.95 kt | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 908.78 kt | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 910.71 kt | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 912.37 kt | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 913.87 kt | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 874.24 kt | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 841.69 kt | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 820.14 kt | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 811.35 kt | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 812.94 kt | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 812.49 kt | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 812.8 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 811.27 kt | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 811.45 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 812.66 kt | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 814.85 kt | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 814.85 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 816.48 kt | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 819.92 kt | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 819.92 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 820.06 kt | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 819.91 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 818.31 kt | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 801.41 kt | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 801.41 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 800.62 kt | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 798.13 kt | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 798.13 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 798.13 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 926.2 kt | 908.78 kt | 947.61 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 832.23 kt | 811.27 kt | 913.87 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 815.84 kt | 801.41 kt | 820.06 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 799.28 kt | 798.13 kt | 801.41 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 drained organic soils — emissions in Switzerland?
- Drained organic soils — emissions in Switzerland was 798.13 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 947.61 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 798.13 kt in 2022.
- How does Switzerland rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
- Switzerland ranks 53rd out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. 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 Drained 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.