Food Packaging — Emissions in Switzerland

Switzerland: Food Packaging — Emissions was 0.0056 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.0056 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
63rd
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.0495 kt
in 1990
All-time low
0.0056 kt
in 2022
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in Switzerland, 1990–2023

0.010.020.030.040.051990200620231990: 0.05 kt1991: 0.038 kt1992: 0.015 kt1993: 0.014 kt1994: 0.016 kt1995: 0.013 kt1996: 0.011 kt1997: 0.014 kt1998: 0.01 kt1999: 0.012 kt2000: 0.012 kt2001: 0.014 kt2002: 0.012 kt2003: 0.013 kt2004: 0.013 kt2005: 0.013 kt2006: 0.012 kt2007: 0.012 kt2008: 0.012 kt2009: 0.009 kt2010: 0.01 kt2011: 0.009 kt2012: 0.008 kt2013: 0.008 kt2014: 0.008 kt2015: 0.008 kt2016: 0.007 kt2017: 0.007 kt2018: 0.007 kt2019: 0.007 kt2020: 0.006 kt2021: 0.006 kt2022: 0.006 kt2023: 0.006 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food packaging — emissions in Switzerland is 0.0056 kt, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of down 30.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Switzerland peaked at 0.0495 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0056 kt, in 2022.

Switzerland ranks 63rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Food Packaging — Emissions in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) in Switzerland, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0495 kt
1991 0.0385 kt -22.2%
1992 0.0145 kt -62.3%
1993 0.0144 kt -0.7%
1994 0.0161 kt +11.8%
1995 0.0127 kt -21.1%
1996 0.0114 kt -10.2%
1997 0.014 kt +22.8%
1998 0.0104 kt -25.7%
1999 0.0122 kt +17.3%
2000 0.0117 kt -4.1%
2001 0.0143 kt +22.2%
2002 0.0122 kt -14.7%
2003 0.0126 kt +3.3%
2004 0.0131 kt +4.0%
2005 0.0125 kt -4.6%
2006 0.012 kt -4.0%
2007 0.0118 kt -1.7%
2008 0.0118 kt +0.0%
2009 0.0092 kt -22.0%
2010 0.0104 kt +13.0%
2011 0.0089 kt -14.4%
2012 0.0082 kt -7.9%
2013 0.008 kt -2.4%
2014 0.0082 kt +2.5%
2015 0.0081 kt -1.2%
2016 0.0074 kt -8.6%
2017 0.0075 kt +1.4%
2018 0.0071 kt -5.3%
2019 0.0067 kt -5.6%
2020 0.0062 kt -7.5%
2021 0.0059 kt -4.8%
2022 0.0056 kt -5.1%
2023 0.0056 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0194 kt 0.0104 kt 0.0495 kt 10
2000s 0.0121 kt 0.0092 kt 0.0143 kt 10
2010s 0.008 kt 0.0067 kt 0.0104 kt 10
2020s 0.0058 kt 0.0056 kt 0.0062 kt 4

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 60 Uruguay 0.006 kt compare
  2. 61 Ireland 0.0058 kt compare
  3. 62 Belarus 0.0057 kt compare
  4. 64 Azerbaijan 0.0055 kt compare
  5. 65 Luxembourg 0.0051 kt compare
  6. 66 Senegal 0.0048 kt compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in Switzerland?
Food packaging — emissions in Switzerland was 0.0056 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 0.0495 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0056 kt in 2022.
How does Switzerland rank for food packaging — emissions?
Switzerland ranks 63rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Switzerland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
167 places, 5,005 data points, 1990–2023
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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