Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases in Switzerland
Switzerland: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases was 1,568 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases in Switzerland, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases in Switzerland stood at 1,568 kt.
The figure is down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases in Switzerland peaked at 1,891 kt in 2014 and was at its lowest, 68.83 kt, in 1990.
That places Switzerland 34th out of 191 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 (CO2eq) from F-gases in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 68.83 kt | — |
| 1991 | 283.86 kt | +312.4% |
| 1992 | 402.7 kt | +41.9% |
| 1993 | 153.55 kt | -61.9% |
| 1994 | 148.23 kt | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 314.3 kt | +112.0% |
| 1996 | 378.09 kt | +20.3% |
| 1997 | 491.25 kt | +29.9% |
| 1998 | 637.93 kt | +29.9% |
| 1999 | 742.66 kt | +16.4% |
| 2000 | 917 kt | +23.5% |
| 2001 | 1,004 kt | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 1,131 kt | +12.6% |
| 2003 | 1,279 kt | +13.1% |
| 2004 | 1,432 kt | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 1,478 kt | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 1,625 kt | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 1,726 kt | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 1,805 kt | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 1,701 kt | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 1,702 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,744 kt | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 1,875 kt | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 1,878 kt | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,891 kt | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1,880 kt | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1,744 kt | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 1,774 kt | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1,721 kt | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 1,506 kt | -12.4% |
| 2020 | 1,414 kt | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 1,568 kt | +10.9% |
| 2022 | 1,568 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,568 kt | +0.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 1,568 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 182.83 kt, 8.6× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 1,568 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 180.21 kt, 8.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +312.4% | 68.83 kt | 283.86 kt |
| 1995 | +112.0% | 148.23 kt | 314.3 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 362.14 kt | 68.83 kt | 742.66 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,410 kt | 917 kt | 1,805 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,772 kt | 1,506 kt | 1,891 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,530 kt | 1,414 kt | 1,568 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 31 Bangladesh 1,944 kt compare
- 32 Cabo Verde 28.46 kt compare
- 32 Singapore 1,917 kt compare
- 33 Greece 1,710 kt compare
- 35 South Sudan 1,425 kt compare
- 36 Sudan 1,410 kt compare
- 37 Dominican Republic 1,371 kt compare
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 (co2eq) from f-gases in Switzerland?
- Food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases in Switzerland was 1,568 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,891 kt in 2014.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.83 kt in 1990.
- How does Switzerland rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases?
- Switzerland ranks 34th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. 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 (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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