Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per capita (Food) in Switzerland
Switzerland: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per capita (Food) was 0.0002 kt per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per capita in Switzerland, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.
Analysis
In 2023, food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per capita in Switzerland stood at 0.0002 kt per person.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per capita in Switzerland peaked at 0.0002 kt per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per person, in 1990.
That places Switzerland 28th out of 189 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 (AR5), per capita (Food) in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kt per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 kt per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 kt per person | +307.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 kt per person | +40.3% |
| 1993 | 0 kt per person | -62.2% |
| 1994 | 0 kt per person | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 0 kt per person | +110.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 kt per person | +19.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 kt per person | +29.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 kt per person | +29.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 kt per person | +15.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 kt per person | +22.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 kt per person | +8.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 kt per person | +11.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 kt per person | +12.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 kt per person | +11.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 kt per person | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 kt per person | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 kt per person | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 kt per person | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 kt per person | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 kt per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 kt per person | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 kt per person | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 kt per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 kt per person | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 kt per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 kt per person | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 kt per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 kt per person | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 kt per person | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 kt per person | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 kt per person | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 kt per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 kt per person | -1.3% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.0002 kt per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 kt per person, 1.6× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.0002 kt per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0 kt per person, 3.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per capita (Food) 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 | +307.3% | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person |
| 1995 | +110.6% | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0001 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | 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 (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per capita in Switzerland?
- Food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per capita in Switzerland was 0.0002 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 kt per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 1990.
- How does Switzerland rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 28th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per capita rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.