Food Transport — Emissions in Switzerland

Switzerland: Food Transport — Emissions was 1,653 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,653 kt
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
49th
of 229 countries
All-time high
1,910 kt
in 2008
All-time low
1,540 kt
in 1993
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Transport — Emissions in Switzerland, 1990–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1990200620231990: 1.6k kt1991: 1.6k kt1992: 1.6k kt1993: 1.5k kt1994: 1.6k kt1995: 1.6k kt1996: 1.6k kt1997: 1.6k kt1998: 1.6k kt1999: 1.6k kt2000: 1.8k kt2001: 1.8k kt2002: 1.8k kt2003: 1.8k kt2004: 1.8k kt2005: 1.8k kt2006: 1.8k kt2007: 1.9k kt2008: 1.9k kt2009: 1.9k kt2010: 1.9k kt2011: 1.9k kt2012: 1.9k kt2013: 1.9k kt2014: 1.9k kt2015: 1.8k kt2016: 1.8k kt2017: 1.8k kt2018: 1.8k kt2019: 1.8k kt2020: 1.7k kt2021: 1.7k kt2022: 1.7k kt2023: 1.7k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 1,653 kt for food transport — emissions in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food transport — emissions in Switzerland peaked at 1,910 kt in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1,540 kt, in 1993.

Switzerland ranks 49th of 229 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,596 kt 1,540 kt 1,648 kt 10
2000s 1,825 kt 1,765 kt 1,910 kt 10
2010s 1,830 kt 1,780 kt 1,882 kt 10
2020s 1,659 kt 1,653 kt 1,675 kt 4

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 46 Morocco 1,908 kt compare
  2. 47 Kuwait 1,878 kt compare
  3. 48 Romania 1,666 kt compare
  4. 50 Austria 1,648 kt compare
  5. 51 Czechia 1,526 kt compare
  6. 52 Myanmar 1,510 kt compare

See the full ranking of 267 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food transport — emissions in Switzerland?
Food transport — emissions in Switzerland was 1,653 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food transport — emissions recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 1,910 kt in 2008.
What is the lowest food transport — emissions recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 1,540 kt in 1993.
How does Switzerland rank for food transport — emissions?
Switzerland ranks 49th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
Is food transport — emissions rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. 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 Transport — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 8,686 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.