Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Switzerland
Switzerland: Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre was 0.0013 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.0013 kt per square kilometre for energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 66.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Switzerland peaked at 0.0013 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
Switzerland ranks 43rd of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +32.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | +4.8% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.0013 kt per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0006 kt per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.0013 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0006 kt per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Switzerland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +32.5% | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 40 Uzbekistan 0.0014 kt per square kilometre compare
- 41 Congo 0.0014 kt per square kilometre compare
- 42 Germany 0.0014 kt per square kilometre compare
- 44 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0013 kt per square kilometre compare
- 45 Pakistan 0.0013 kt per square kilometre compare
- 46 Ecuador 0.0012 kt per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Switzerland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 72.47 million kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Switzerland?
- Energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Switzerland was 0.0013 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0013 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Switzerland rank for energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
- Switzerland ranks 43rd out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Energy — Emissions (CH4) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Energy — Emissions (CH4) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Energy — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Energy — Emissions (CH4) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.