Food Retail — Emissions in Switzerland

Switzerland: Food Retail — Emissions was 0.0637 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0637 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
46th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0764 kt
in 2010
All-time low
0.0288 kt
in 1994
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in Switzerland, 1990–2023

00.020.040.060.081990200620231990: 0.032 kt1991: 0.034 kt1992: 0.034 kt1993: 0.031 kt1994: 0.029 kt1995: 0.029 kt1996: 0.055 kt1997: 0.047 kt1998: 0.051 kt1999: 0.063 kt2000: 0.06 kt2001: 0.058 kt2002: 0.059 kt2003: 0.062 kt2004: 0.061 kt2005: 0.064 kt2006: 0.062 kt2007: 0.061 kt2008: 0.064 kt2009: 0.074 kt2010: 0.076 kt2011: 0.067 kt2012: 0.07 kt2013: 0.068 kt2014: 0.06 kt2015: 0.062 kt2016: 0.065 kt2017: 0.062 kt2018: 0.061 kt2019: 0.06 kt2020: 0.058 kt2021: 0.063 kt2022: 0.064 kt2023: 0.064 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food retail — emissions in Switzerland stood at 0.0637 kt.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Switzerland peaked at 0.0764 kt in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0288 kt, in 1994.

That places Switzerland 46th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Food Retail — Emissions in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (CH4) in Switzerland, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.032 kt
1991 0.034 kt +6.3%
1992 0.0341 kt +0.3%
1993 0.0309 kt -9.4%
1994 0.0288 kt -6.8%
1995 0.0294 kt +2.1%
1996 0.0546 kt +85.7%
1997 0.0473 kt -13.4%
1998 0.0505 kt +6.8%
1999 0.0628 kt +24.4%
2000 0.0598 kt -4.8%
2001 0.0575 kt -3.8%
2002 0.0585 kt +1.7%
2003 0.0624 kt +6.7%
2004 0.0608 kt -2.6%
2005 0.0639 kt +5.1%
2006 0.0625 kt -2.2%
2007 0.0608 kt -2.7%
2008 0.0637 kt +4.8%
2009 0.0739 kt +16.0%
2010 0.0764 kt +3.4%
2011 0.0666 kt -12.8%
2012 0.0696 kt +4.5%
2013 0.0684 kt -1.7%
2014 0.0599 kt -12.4%
2015 0.0624 kt +4.2%
2016 0.0647 kt +3.7%
2017 0.0624 kt -3.6%
2018 0.0607 kt -2.7%
2019 0.0605 kt -0.3%
2020 0.0583 kt -3.6%
2021 0.063 kt +8.1%
2022 0.0637 kt +1.1%
2023 0.0637 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0404 kt 0.0288 kt 0.0628 kt 10
2000s 0.0624 kt 0.0575 kt 0.0739 kt 10
2010s 0.0652 kt 0.0599 kt 0.0764 kt 10
2020s 0.0622 kt 0.0583 kt 0.0637 kt 4

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 43 Niger 0.067 kt compare
  2. 44 Pakistan 0.066 kt compare
  3. 45 Malaysia 0.0643 kt compare
  4. 47 Namibia 0.0621 kt compare
  5. 48 Togo 0.0608 kt compare
  6. 49 China, Taiwan Province of 0.0593 kt compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in Switzerland?
Food retail — emissions in Switzerland was 0.0637 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 0.0764 kt in 2010.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0288 kt in 1994.
How does Switzerland rank for food retail — emissions?
Switzerland ranks 46th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. 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 Retail — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 7,490 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