Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in Switzerland

Switzerland: Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) was 57.47 kt in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
57.47 kt
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
21st
of 32 countries
All-time high
60.09 kt
in 1990
All-time low
57.47 kt
in 2020
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in Switzerland, 1990–2020

02040601990200520201990: 60.1 kt1991: 60 kt1992: 59.9 kt1993: 59.8 kt1994: 59.8 kt1995: 59.7 kt1996: 59.6 kt1997: 59.5 kt1998: 59.4 kt1999: 59.2 kt2000: 59.1 kt2001: 59 kt2002: 58.9 kt2003: 58.8 kt2004: 58.7 kt2005: 58.6 kt2006: 58.5 kt2007: 58.4 kt2008: 58.3 kt2009: 58.2 kt2010: 58.2 kt2011: 58.1 kt2012: 58 kt2013: 57.9 kt2014: 57.9 kt2015: 57.8 kt2016: 57.7 kt2017: 57.7 kt2018: 57.6 kt2019: 57.5 kt2020: 57.5 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 57.47 kt for drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) in Switzerland peaked at 60.09 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 57.47 kt, in 2020.

That places Switzerland 21st out of 32 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — UNFCCC in Switzerland, 1990 to 2020.
Year kt Change
1990 60.09 kt
1991 60.01 kt -0.1%
1992 59.93 kt -0.1%
1993 59.85 kt -0.1%
1994 59.77 kt -0.1%
1995 59.67 kt -0.2%
1996 59.58 kt -0.2%
1997 59.47 kt -0.2%
1998 59.36 kt -0.2%
1999 59.25 kt -0.2%
2000 59.13 kt -0.2%
2001 59.02 kt -0.2%
2002 58.91 kt -0.2%
2003 58.8 kt -0.2%
2004 58.69 kt -0.2%
2005 58.58 kt -0.2%
2006 58.48 kt -0.2%
2007 58.39 kt -0.2%
2008 58.31 kt -0.1%
2009 58.23 kt -0.1%
2010 58.16 kt -0.1%
2011 58.08 kt -0.1%
2012 58.01 kt -0.1%
2013 57.94 kt -0.1%
2014 57.86 kt -0.1%
2015 57.79 kt -0.1%
2016 57.72 kt -0.1%
2017 57.66 kt -0.1%
2018 57.59 kt -0.1%
2019 57.53 kt -0.1%
2020 57.47 kt -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 59.7 kt 59.25 kt 60.09 kt 10
2000s 58.66 kt 58.23 kt 59.13 kt 10
2010s 57.83 kt 57.53 kt 58.16 kt 10
2020s 57.47 kt 57.47 kt 57.47 kt 1

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 18 Italy 77.27 kt compare
  2. 19 Iceland 74.12 kt compare
  3. 20 Japan 73.28 kt compare
  4. 22 Canada 53.81 kt compare
  5. 23 Austria 44.23 kt compare
  6. 24 Australia 23.32 kt compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) in Switzerland?
Drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) in Switzerland was 57.47 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 60.09 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 57.47 kt in 2020.
How does Switzerland rank for drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5)?
Switzerland ranks 21st out of 32 countries with data for 2020.
Is drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) 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 (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
38 places, 1,139 data points, 1990–2020
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf