Food Retail: Emissions (CO2eq) … Retail square kilometre F-gases in Switzerland
Switzerland: Food Retail: Emissions (CO2eq) … Retail square kilometre F-gases was 0.0397 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per square in Switzerland, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.0397 kt per square kilometre for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square in 2023.
That represents a change of down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square in Switzerland peaked at 0.0479 kt per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 kt per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Switzerland 28th out of 178 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) … Retail square kilometre F-gases in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0072 kt per square kilometre | +312.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0102 kt per square kilometre | +41.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0039 kt per square kilometre | -61.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0037 kt per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.008 kt per square kilometre | +112.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0096 kt per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0124 kt per square kilometre | +29.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0161 kt per square kilometre | +29.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0188 kt per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0232 kt per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0254 kt per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0286 kt per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0324 kt per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0362 kt per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0374 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0411 kt per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0437 kt per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0457 kt per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0431 kt per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0431 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0441 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0474 kt per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0475 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0479 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0476 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0441 kt per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0449 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0436 kt per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0381 kt per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0358 kt per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0397 kt per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0397 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0397 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.0397 kt per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0084 kt per square kilometre, 4.7× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.0397 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0036 kt per square kilometre, 11.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Retail: Emissions (CO2eq) … Retail square kilometre 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% | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 0.0072 kt per square kilometre |
| 1995 | +112.0% | 0.0037 kt per square kilometre | 0.008 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0092 kt per square kilometre | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 0.0188 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0357 kt per square kilometre | 0.0232 kt per square kilometre | 0.0457 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0448 kt per square kilometre | 0.0381 kt per square kilometre | 0.0479 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0387 kt per square kilometre | 0.0358 kt per square kilometre | 0.0397 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 25 Thailand 0.0486 kt per square kilometre compare
- 26 Belgium 0.0434 kt per square kilometre compare
- 27 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0399 kt per square kilometre compare
- 29 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0384 kt per square kilometre compare
- 30 Uganda 0.0303 kt per square kilometre compare
- 31 Dominican Republic 0.0284 kt per square kilometre 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 (ar5), per square in Switzerland?
- Food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square in Switzerland was 0.0397 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0479 kt per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 kt per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Switzerland rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square?
- Switzerland ranks 28th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.