Food Packaging — Emissions in Switzerland
Switzerland: Food Packaging — Emissions was 91.27 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Packaging — Emissions in Switzerland, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food packaging — emissions in Switzerland is 91.27 kt, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Switzerland peaked at 300.58 kt in 1994 and was at its lowest, 89.35 kt, in 2020.
Switzerland ranks 65th of 120 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.
Food Packaging — Emissions in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 257.78 kt | — |
| 1991 | 239.74 kt | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 236.44 kt | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 247.62 kt | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 300.58 kt | +21.4% |
| 1995 | 183.97 kt | -38.8% |
| 1996 | 166.82 kt | -9.3% |
| 1997 | 248.78 kt | +49.1% |
| 1998 | 183.16 kt | -26.4% |
| 1999 | 191.33 kt | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 132.1 kt | -31.0% |
| 2001 | 183.67 kt | +39.0% |
| 2002 | 157.8 kt | -14.1% |
| 2003 | 160.36 kt | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 175.41 kt | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 166.94 kt | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 172.24 kt | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 151.6 kt | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 154.39 kt | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 136.06 kt | -11.9% |
| 2010 | 135.19 kt | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 118.69 kt | -12.2% |
| 2012 | 111.53 kt | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 102.83 kt | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 104.33 kt | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 100.79 kt | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 99.15 kt | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 103.1 kt | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 97.13 kt | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 94.8 kt | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 89.35 kt | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 95.74 kt | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 91.27 kt | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 91.27 kt | +0.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 91.27 kt is below the median for high income countries, which is 162.92 kt, 56% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 91.27 kt is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 202.42 kt, 45% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Packaging — Emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +49.1% | 166.82 kt | 248.78 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 225.62 kt | 166.82 kt | 300.58 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 159.06 kt | 132.1 kt | 183.67 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 106.75 kt | 94.8 kt | 135.19 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.91 kt | 89.35 kt | 95.74 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 packaging — emissions in Switzerland?
- Food packaging — emissions in Switzerland was 91.27 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 300.58 kt in 1994.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.35 kt in 2020.
- How does Switzerland rank for food packaging — emissions?
- Switzerland ranks 65th 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 11.2%. 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 Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.