Food Retail — Emissions in Switzerland
Switzerland: Food Retail — Emissions was 565.62 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Retail — Emissions in Switzerland, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food retail — emissions in Switzerland is 565.62 kt, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Switzerland peaked at 828.24 kt in 2010 and was at its lowest, 565.62 kt, in 2022.
That places Switzerland 60th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Food Retail — Emissions in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 615.53 kt | — |
| 1991 | 667.24 kt | +8.4% |
| 1992 | 672.55 kt | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 660.83 kt | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 613.52 kt | -7.2% |
| 1995 | 629.22 kt | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 741.49 kt | +17.8% |
| 1997 | 686.22 kt | -7.5% |
| 1998 | 729.02 kt | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 810.59 kt | +11.2% |
| 2000 | 749.79 kt | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 754.99 kt | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 731.93 kt | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 770.13 kt | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 750.12 kt | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 795.59 kt | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 761.44 kt | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 702.33 kt | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 732.77 kt | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 780.47 kt | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 828.24 kt | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 696.79 kt | -15.9% |
| 2012 | 743.6 kt | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 753.67 kt | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 620.18 kt | -17.7% |
| 2015 | 664.12 kt | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 695.84 kt | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 667.11 kt | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 624.94 kt | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 624.59 kt | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 591.1 kt | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 642.01 kt | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 565.62 kt | -11.9% |
| 2023 | 565.62 kt | +0.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 565.62 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 302.96 kt, 1.9× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 565.62 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 346.46 kt, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 682.62 kt | 613.52 kt | 810.59 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 752.96 kt | 702.33 kt | 795.59 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 691.91 kt | 620.18 kt | 828.24 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 591.09 kt | 565.62 kt | 642.01 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 retail — emissions in Switzerland?
- Food retail — emissions in Switzerland was 565.62 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 828.24 kt in 2010.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 565.62 kt in 2022.
- How does Switzerland rank for food retail — emissions?
- Switzerland ranks 60th 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 25.0%. 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 Retail — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.