Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Switzerland

Switzerland: Grassland organic soils — Emissions was 0.2399 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.2399 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
34th
of 221 countries
All-time high
0.2456 kt
in 2018
All-time low
0.2313 kt
in 1997
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Switzerland, 1990–2024

00.050.10.150.20.251990200720241990: 0.233 kt1991: 0.233 kt1992: 0.233 kt1993: 0.233 kt1994: 0.232 kt1995: 0.232 kt1996: 0.232 kt1997: 0.231 kt1998: 0.232 kt1999: 0.234 kt2000: 0.236 kt2001: 0.237 kt2002: 0.236 kt2003: 0.238 kt2004: 0.24 kt2005: 0.24 kt2006: 0.24 kt2007: 0.24 kt2008: 0.24 kt2009: 0.24 kt2010: 0.241 kt2011: 0.241 kt2012: 0.241 kt2013: 0.243 kt2014: 0.245 kt2015: 0.245 kt2016: 0.245 kt2017: 0.245 kt2018: 0.246 kt2019: 0.24 kt2020: 0.24 kt2021: 0.24 kt2022: 0.24 kt2023: 0.24 kt2024: 0.24 kt

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

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 0.2399 kt for grassland organic soils — emissions in 2024.

The figure is down 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — emissions in Switzerland peaked at 0.2456 kt in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2313 kt, in 1997.

Switzerland ranks 34th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) in Switzerland, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 0.2329 kt
1991 0.2329 kt +0.0%
1992 0.2329 kt +0.0%
1993 0.2326 kt -0.1%
1994 0.2317 kt -0.4%
1995 0.2315 kt -0.1%
1996 0.2315 kt +0.0%
1997 0.2313 kt -0.1%
1998 0.232 kt +0.3%
1999 0.2339 kt +0.8%
2000 0.2359 kt +0.9%
2001 0.2368 kt +0.4%
2002 0.2364 kt -0.2%
2003 0.2381 kt +0.7%
2004 0.2401 kt +0.8%
2005 0.2402 kt +0.0%
2006 0.24 kt -0.1%
2007 0.2402 kt +0.1%
2008 0.2401 kt -0.0%
2009 0.2402 kt +0.0%
2010 0.2409 kt +0.3%
2011 0.2415 kt +0.2%
2012 0.2415 kt +0.0%
2013 0.2426 kt +0.5%
2014 0.2451 kt +1.0%
2015 0.2451 kt +0.0%
2016 0.2448 kt -0.1%
2017 0.2449 kt +0.0%
2018 0.2456 kt +0.3%
2019 0.2398 kt -2.4%
2020 0.2398 kt +0.0%
2021 0.2399 kt +0.0%
2022 0.2399 kt +0.0%
2023 0.2399 kt +0.0%
2024 0.2399 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2323 kt 0.2313 kt 0.2339 kt 10
2000s 0.2388 kt 0.2359 kt 0.2402 kt 10
2010s 0.2432 kt 0.2398 kt 0.2456 kt 10
2020s 0.2399 kt 0.2398 kt 0.2399 kt 5

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 31 Malaysia 0.3804 kt compare
  2. 32 Chile 0.3496 kt compare
  3. 33 Myanmar 0.3012 kt compare
  4. 35 Ethiopia 0.2389 kt compare
  5. 36 Bangladesh 0.2334 kt compare
  6. 37 Denmark 0.2314 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland organic soils — emissions in Switzerland?
Grassland organic soils — emissions in Switzerland was 0.2399 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 0.2456 kt in 2018.
What is the lowest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2313 kt in 1997.
How does Switzerland rank for grassland organic soils — emissions?
Switzerland ranks 34th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Is grassland organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. 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 Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.