Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CH4) (Food CH4) in Switzerland
Switzerland: Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CH4) (Food CH4) was 0.0596 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Switzerland, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, food household consumption — emissions in Switzerland stood at 0.0596 kt.
That represents a change of down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions in Switzerland peaked at 0.0665 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0301 kt, in 1994.
That places Switzerland 81st out of 227 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CH4) (Food CH4) in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0406 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0436 kt | +7.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0446 kt | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0316 kt | -29.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0301 kt | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0325 kt | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0495 kt | +52.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0513 kt | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.051 kt | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0534 kt | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0527 kt | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0533 kt | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0537 kt | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0546 kt | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.061 kt | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0621 kt | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.061 kt | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0601 kt | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0616 kt | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0619 kt | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.065 kt | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0595 kt | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0628 kt | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.065 kt | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0594 kt | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0615 kt | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0628 kt | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0609 kt | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0601 kt | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0608 kt | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0611 kt | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0665 kt | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0596 kt | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0596 kt | +0.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.0596 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0186 kt, 3.2× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.0596 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0417 kt, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CH4) (Food CH4) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +52.1% | 0.0325 kt | 0.0495 kt |
| 1993 | -29.1% | 0.0446 kt | 0.0316 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0428 kt | 0.0301 kt | 0.0534 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0582 kt | 0.0527 kt | 0.0621 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0618 kt | 0.0594 kt | 0.065 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0617 kt | 0.0596 kt | 0.0665 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
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 food household consumption — emissions in Switzerland?
- Food household consumption — emissions in Switzerland was 0.0596 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food household consumption — emissions recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0665 kt in 2021.
- What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0301 kt in 1994.
- How does Switzerland rank for food household consumption — emissions?
- Switzerland ranks 81st out of 227 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food household consumption — emissions rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.