Food Retail — Emissions (N2O) in Switzerland
Switzerland: Food Retail — Emissions (N2O) was 0.0093 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Retail — Emissions in Switzerland, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, food retail — emissions in Switzerland stood at 0.0093 kt.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Switzerland peaked at 0.0115 kt in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0055 kt, in 1994.
That places Switzerland 58th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Retail — Emissions (N2O) in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0058 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0061 kt | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0062 kt | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0059 kt | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0055 kt | -6.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0055 kt | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0088 kt | +59.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0078 kt | -11.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0083 kt | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 0.01 kt | +20.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0094 kt | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0092 kt | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0092 kt | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0098 kt | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0095 kt | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.01 kt | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0097 kt | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0093 kt | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0098 kt | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0111 kt | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0115 kt | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.01 kt | -13.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0104 kt | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0103 kt | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.009 kt | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0093 kt | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0097 kt | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0093 kt | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.009 kt | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.009 kt | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0086 kt | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0093 kt | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0093 kt | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0093 kt | +0.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.0093 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0033 kt, 2.8× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.0093 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0044 kt, 2.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Retail — Emissions (N2O) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +59.7% | 0.0055 kt | 0.0088 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.007 kt | 0.0055 kt | 0.01 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0097 kt | 0.0092 kt | 0.0111 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0097 kt | 0.009 kt | 0.0115 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0091 kt | 0.0086 kt | 0.0093 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 0.0093 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 0.0115 kt in 2010.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0055 kt in 1994.
- How does Switzerland rank for food retail — emissions?
- Switzerland ranks 58th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.