Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in Switzerland
Switzerland: Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators was 0.166 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022. ▼ Falling
Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in Switzerland, 1995–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.166 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar for greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Switzerland peaked at 0.575 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.166 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar, in 2022.
Switzerland ranks 55th of 66 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.575 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | — |
| 1996 | 0.561 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.509 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -9.3% |
| 1998 | 0.516 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.512 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.485 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.483 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.446 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 0.439 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.413 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.418 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.382 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 0.328 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -14.1% |
| 2008 | 0.32 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.322 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.313 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.306 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.288 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.279 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.249 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 0.246 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.242 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.231 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.216 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.206 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.203 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.181 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 0.166 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5346 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.509 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.575 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.4036 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.32 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.485 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2576 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.206 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.313 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1833 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.166 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.203 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 3 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 52 Austria 0.173 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 53 Romania 0.169 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 54 Costa Rica 0.167 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 55 Spain 0.166 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 57 Hong Kong 0.161 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 58 Portugal 0.16 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
More climate change data for Switzerland
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1438 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Switzerland?
- Greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Switzerland was 0.166 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.575 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 1995.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.166 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022.
- How does Switzerland rank for greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators?
- Switzerland ranks 55th out of 66 countries with data for 2022.
- Is greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators — Demand-based emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Greenhouse Gas emissions Footprints Indicators are calculated by combining the OECD Inter-Country Input-Output (ICIO) Tables and other Greenhouse Gas Emissions databases, such as Air Emissions Accounts. Production-based emissions are estimated according to the residence principle. They refer to the GHG emitted from the resident economic activities and households of a country. Demand-based emissions encompass GHG emissions from the resident households of a country, as well as direct and indirect upstream emissions from its final expenditure of final goods and services. • Methodology: Measuring Greenhouse Gas Footprints in Global Production Networks • Note: Additional information on GHG FP indicators 2025 edition • Contact: icio-tiva.contact@oecd.org. Related datasets •GHG 2025 edition Access to other editions • GHGFP editions