Food Processing — Emissions (CH4) in Switzerland
Switzerland: Food Processing — Emissions (CH4) was 0.0442 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Processing — Emissions in Switzerland, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, food processing — emissions in Switzerland stood at 0.0442 kt.
That represents a change of down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — emissions in Switzerland peaked at 0.0574 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0219 kt, in 1998.
That places Switzerland 46th out of 105 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 Processing — Emissions (CH4) in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0574 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0313 kt | -45.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0369 kt | +17.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0289 kt | -21.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0256 kt | -11.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0253 kt | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0254 kt | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0232 kt | -8.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0219 kt | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0412 kt | +88.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0472 kt | +14.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0477 kt | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.045 kt | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0438 kt | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0382 kt | -12.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0377 kt | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0485 kt | +28.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0533 kt | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0424 kt | -20.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0514 kt | +21.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0524 kt | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0495 kt | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0438 kt | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0487 kt | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0513 kt | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0505 kt | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0449 kt | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0493 kt | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0471 kt | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0464 kt | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0499 kt | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0459 kt | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0442 kt | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0442 kt | +0.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.0442 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0419 kt, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.0442 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0388 kt, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Processing — Emissions (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +88.0% | 0.0219 kt | 0.0412 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0317 kt | 0.0219 kt | 0.0574 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0455 kt | 0.0377 kt | 0.0533 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0484 kt | 0.0438 kt | 0.0524 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.046 kt | 0.0442 kt | 0.0499 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 processing — emissions in Switzerland?
- Food processing — emissions in Switzerland was 0.0442 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — emissions recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0574 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0219 kt in 1998.
- How does Switzerland rank for food processing — emissions?
- Switzerland ranks 46th out of 105 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — emissions rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. 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 Processing — 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.