Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Switzerland

Switzerland: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 0.1581 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.1581 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
63rd
of 120 countries
All-time high
1.39 kt
in 1990
All-time low
0.1581 kt
in 2022
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Switzerland, 1990–2023

0.250.50.7511.21.51990200620231990: 1.4 kt1991: 1.1 kt1992: 0.407 kt1993: 0.404 kt1994: 0.45 kt1995: 0.357 kt1996: 0.319 kt1997: 0.392 kt1998: 0.29 kt1999: 0.342 kt2000: 0.327 kt2001: 0.4 kt2002: 0.342 kt2003: 0.352 kt2004: 0.366 kt2005: 0.351 kt2006: 0.336 kt2007: 0.33 kt2008: 0.33 kt2009: 0.257 kt2010: 0.292 kt2011: 0.25 kt2012: 0.23 kt2013: 0.223 kt2014: 0.231 kt2015: 0.227 kt2016: 0.208 kt2017: 0.21 kt2018: 0.197 kt2019: 0.188 kt2020: 0.174 kt2021: 0.166 kt2022: 0.158 kt2023: 0.158 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Switzerland stood at 0.1581 kt. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is down 29.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Switzerland peaked at 1.39 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1581 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in Switzerland, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1.39 kt
1991 1.08 kt -22.2%
1992 0.4068 kt -62.3%
1993 0.4043 kt -0.6%
1994 0.4504 kt +11.4%
1995 0.3566 kt -20.8%
1996 0.3189 kt -10.6%
1997 0.3921 kt +23.0%
1998 0.2902 kt -26.0%
1999 0.3417 kt +17.7%
2000 0.3268 kt -4.4%
2001 0.3997 kt +22.3%
2002 0.342 kt -14.4%
2003 0.3523 kt +3.0%
2004 0.3664 kt +4.0%
2005 0.3512 kt -4.1%
2006 0.3357 kt -4.4%
2007 0.3302 kt -1.6%
2008 0.3296 kt -0.2%
2009 0.2565 kt -22.2%
2010 0.2922 kt +13.9%
2011 0.2502 kt -14.4%
2012 0.2302 kt -8.0%
2013 0.2234 kt -3.0%
2014 0.231 kt +3.4%
2015 0.2268 kt -1.8%
2016 0.2083 kt -8.2%
2017 0.2101 kt +0.9%
2018 0.1974 kt -6.0%
2019 0.1878 kt -4.9%
2020 0.1741 kt -7.3%
2021 0.1659 kt -4.7%
2022 0.1581 kt -4.7%
2023 0.1581 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5428 kt 0.2902 kt 1.39 kt 10
2000s 0.339 kt 0.2565 kt 0.3997 kt 10
2010s 0.2257 kt 0.1878 kt 0.2922 kt 10
2020s 0.1641 kt 0.1581 kt 0.1741 kt 4

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 60 Uruguay 0.1671 kt compare
  2. 61 Ireland 0.1634 kt compare
  3. 62 Belarus 0.1596 kt compare
  4. 64 Azerbaijan 0.1529 kt compare
  5. 65 Luxembourg 0.1442 kt compare
  6. 66 Senegal 0.1343 kt compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Switzerland?
Food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Switzerland was 0.1581 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 1.39 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1581 kt in 2022.
How does Switzerland rank for food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Switzerland ranks 63rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
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