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Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Switzerland

Switzerland: Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre was 0.0085 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0085 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
15th
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.0087 kt per square kilometre
in 2018
All-time low
0.0082 kt per square kilometre
in 1997
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Switzerland, 1990–2023

00.0020.0040.0060.0081990200620231990: 0.008 kt per square kilometre1991: 0.008 kt per square kilometre1992: 0.008 kt per square kilometre1993: 0.008 kt per square kilometre1994: 0.008 kt per square kilometre1995: 0.008 kt per square kilometre1996: 0.008 kt per square kilometre1997: 0.008 kt per square kilometre1998: 0.008 kt per square kilometre1999: 0.008 kt per square kilometre2000: 0.008 kt per square kilometre2001: 0.008 kt per square kilometre2002: 0.008 kt per square kilometre2003: 0.008 kt per square kilometre2004: 0.009 kt per square kilometre2005: 0.009 kt per square kilometre2006: 0.009 kt per square kilometre2007: 0.009 kt per square kilometre2008: 0.009 kt per square kilometre2009: 0.009 kt per square kilometre2010: 0.009 kt per square kilometre2011: 0.009 kt per square kilometre2012: 0.009 kt per square kilometre2013: 0.009 kt per square kilometre2014: 0.009 kt per square kilometre2015: 0.009 kt per square kilometre2016: 0.009 kt per square kilometre2017: 0.009 kt per square kilometre2018: 0.009 kt per square kilometre2019: 0.009 kt per square kilometre2020: 0.009 kt per square kilometre2021: 0.009 kt per square kilometre2022: 0.009 kt per square kilometre2023: 0.009 kt per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 0.0085 kt per square kilometre for grassland organic soils — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in 2023.

The figure is down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Switzerland peaked at 0.0087 kt per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0082 kt per square kilometre, in 1997.

That places Switzerland 15th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Switzerland, year by year

Year kt per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0083 kt per square kilometre —
1991 0.0083 kt per square kilometre -0.0%
1992 0.0083 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1993 0.0083 kt per square kilometre -0.1%
1994 0.0082 kt per square kilometre -0.4%
1995 0.0082 kt per square kilometre -0.1%
1996 0.0082 kt per square kilometre -0.0%
1997 0.0082 kt per square kilometre -0.1%
1998 0.0082 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
1999 0.0083 kt per square kilometre +0.8%
2000 0.0084 kt per square kilometre +0.9%
2001 0.0084 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
2002 0.0084 kt per square kilometre -0.2%
2003 0.0085 kt per square kilometre +0.7%
2004 0.0085 kt per square kilometre +0.8%
2005 0.0085 kt per square kilometre +0.1%
2006 0.0085 kt per square kilometre -0.1%
2007 0.0085 kt per square kilometre +0.1%
2008 0.0085 kt per square kilometre -0.0%
2009 0.0085 kt per square kilometre +0.1%
2010 0.0086 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
2011 0.0086 kt per square kilometre +0.2%
2012 0.0086 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2013 0.0086 kt per square kilometre +0.5%
2014 0.0087 kt per square kilometre +1.0%
2015 0.0087 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2016 0.0087 kt per square kilometre -0.1%
2017 0.0087 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2018 0.0087 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
2019 0.0085 kt per square kilometre -2.6%
2020 0.0085 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2021 0.0085 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2022 0.0085 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2023 0.0085 kt per square kilometre +0.0%

Switzerland compared with similar countries

  • Switzerland's 0.0085 kt per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 kt per square kilometre, 77.3× the median. (74 countries reporting)
  • Switzerland's 0.0085 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0006 kt per square kilometre, 13.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0083 kt per square kilometre 0.0082 kt per square kilometre 0.0083 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0085 kt per square kilometre 0.0084 kt per square kilometre 0.0085 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0086 kt per square kilometre 0.0085 kt per square kilometre 0.0087 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0085 kt per square kilometre 0.0085 kt per square kilometre 0.0085 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 12 Mongolia 0.0124 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 13 Zambia 0.0103 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 14 Norway 0.0098 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 16 New Zealand 0.0083 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 17 Denmark 0.0081 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 18 Bangladesh 0.008 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland organic soils — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Switzerland?
Grassland organic soils — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Switzerland was 0.0085 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest grassland organic soils — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 0.0087 kt per square kilometre in 2018.
What is the lowest grassland organic soils — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0082 kt per square kilometre in 1997.
How does Switzerland rank for grassland organic soils — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
Switzerland ranks 15th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is grassland organic soils — emissions (co2), per square kilometre rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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 Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) 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.

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Indicator
Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 6,347 data points, 1990–2023
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Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) 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.