Drained organic soils — Emissions in Switzerland
Switzerland: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 0.5656 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
In 2024, drained organic soils — emissions in Switzerland stood at 0.5656 kt. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Switzerland peaked at 0.6704 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.5656 kt, in 2022.
Switzerland ranks 46th of 221 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.6704 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.6704 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6704 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.6627 kt | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6525 kt | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.6486 kt | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.6453 kt | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.643 kt | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6444 kt | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.6456 kt | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6467 kt | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6188 kt | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5959 kt | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5807 kt | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5745 kt | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5756 kt | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5753 kt | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5755 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5745 kt | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5746 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5754 kt | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.577 kt | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.577 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5782 kt | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5806 kt | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5806 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5807 kt | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5806 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5795 kt | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5679 kt | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5679 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5674 kt | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5656 kt | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.5656 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5656 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6553 kt | 0.643 kt | 0.6704 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5892 kt | 0.5745 kt | 0.6467 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5777 kt | 0.5679 kt | 0.5807 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5664 kt | 0.5656 kt | 0.5679 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 0.5656 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 0.6704 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5656 kt in 2022.
- How does Switzerland rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
- Switzerland ranks 46th 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 2.6%. 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 (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.