Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Switzerland
Switzerland: Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC was 0.2169 kt in 2020. ▬ Flat
Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Switzerland, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Switzerland is 0.2169 kt, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Switzerland peaked at 0.2268 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.2169 kt, in 2020.
Switzerland ranks 22nd of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2253 kt | 0.2236 kt | 0.2268 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2213 kt | 0.2197 kt | 0.2231 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2182 kt | 0.2171 kt | 0.2195 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2169 kt | 0.2169 kt | 0.2169 kt | 1 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More climate change data for Switzerland
- Share co2 vs population 0.0896 (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 vs gdp 3.59 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 3.16 billion (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 3.59 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 3.59 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Switzerland?
- Drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Switzerland was 0.2169 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2268 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2169 kt in 2020.
- How does Switzerland rank for drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc?
- Switzerland ranks 22nd out of 33 countries with data for 2020.
- Is drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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) — UNFCCC. 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.