Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Switzerland
Switzerland: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 26.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Switzerland, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Switzerland is 26.0%, measured in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Switzerland peaked at 26.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 1992.
Switzerland ranks 148th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.2% | 21.1% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.4% | 23.6% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.4% | 24.6% | 26.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More climate change data for Switzerland
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Population, total 9.09 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Urban population 7.79 million (2025)
- Urban population 85.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.59 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 3.16 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.59 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.59 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Switzerland?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Switzerland was 26.0% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 1992.
- How does Switzerland rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Switzerland ranks 148th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.