Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4, per capita in Switzerland
Switzerland: Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4, per capita was 0.0005 kt per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4, per capita in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.0005 kt per person for emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, per capita in Switzerland peaked at 0.001 kt per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 kt per person, in 2023.
Switzerland ranks 59th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4, per capita in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kt per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.001 kt per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.001 kt per person | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0009 kt per person | -5.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0009 kt per person | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0009 kt per person | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0009 kt per person | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0009 kt per person | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0009 kt per person | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0009 kt per person | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0009 kt per person | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0009 kt per person | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0009 kt per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0009 kt per person | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0009 kt per person | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0009 kt per person | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0009 kt per person | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.001 kt per person | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.001 kt per person | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.001 kt per person | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.001 kt per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0009 kt per person | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0009 kt per person | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0009 kt per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0009 kt per person | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0009 kt per person | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0009 kt per person | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0008 kt per person | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0008 kt per person | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0008 kt per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0008 kt per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0008 kt per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0008 kt per person | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0007 kt per person | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0007 kt per person | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 kt per person | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 kt per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0007 kt per person | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0007 kt per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0007 kt per person | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0007 kt per person | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0007 kt per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 kt per person | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 kt per person | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0006 kt per person | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0006 kt per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 kt per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 kt per person | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 kt per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 kt per person | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 kt per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 kt per person | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 kt per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 kt per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 kt per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 kt per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 kt per person | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 kt per person | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 kt per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 kt per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 kt per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 kt per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 kt per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 kt per person | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.001 kt per person | 0.0009 kt per person | 0.001 kt per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0009 kt per person | 0.0009 kt per person | 0.001 kt per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0009 kt per person | 0.0008 kt per person | 0.001 kt per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0007 kt per person | 0.0007 kt per person | 0.0008 kt per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 kt per person | 0.0006 kt per person | 0.0007 kt per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 kt per person | 0.0005 kt per person | 0.0006 kt per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 kt per person | 0.0005 kt per person | 0.0005 kt per person | 4 |
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 emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, per capita in Switzerland?
- Emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, per capita in Switzerland was 0.0005 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.001 kt per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 kt per person in 2023.
- How does Switzerland rank for emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 59th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, per capita rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.