Emissions from livestock — Emissions per capita in Switzerland
Switzerland: Emissions from livestock — Emissions per capita was 0.6 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Emissions from livestock — Emissions per capita in Switzerland, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.6 t CO2eq/cap for emissions from livestock — emissions per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions from livestock — emissions per capita in Switzerland peaked at 1.01 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.6 t CO2eq/cap, in 2022.
Switzerland ranks 68th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.91 t CO2eq/cap | 0.82 t CO2eq/cap | 1.01 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.773 t CO2eq/cap | 0.74 t CO2eq/cap | 0.81 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.672 t CO2eq/cap | 0.62 t CO2eq/cap | 0.73 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.605 t CO2eq/cap | 0.6 t CO2eq/cap | 0.61 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 65 Estonia 0.62 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 65 Honduras 0.62 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 65 Zimbabwe 0.62 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 69 Uganda 0.59 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 70 Azerbaijan 0.58 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 71 Dominica 0.57 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 71 Fiji 0.57 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 71 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.57 t CO2eq/cap compare
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 per capita in Switzerland?
- Emissions from livestock — emissions per capita in Switzerland was 0.6 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest emissions from livestock — emissions per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest emissions from livestock — emissions per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 t CO2eq/cap in 2022.
- How does Switzerland rank for emissions from livestock — emissions per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 68th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is emissions from livestock — emissions per capita rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. 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 Emissions from livestock — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.