Incineration — Emissions (CO2) in Switzerland

Switzerland: Incineration — Emissions (CO2) was 357.39 kt in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
357.39 kt
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
21st
of 129 countries
All-time high
357.39 kt
in 2023
All-time low
341.76 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Incineration — Emissions in Switzerland, 1990–2023

01002003004001990200620231990: 341.8 kt1991: 341.9 kt1992: 342.4 kt1993: 342.1 kt1994: 343.4 kt1995: 345.4 kt1996: 345 kt1997: 343.1 kt1998: 343.5 kt1999: 343.2 kt2000: 342.4 kt2001: 342.7 kt2002: 343.7 kt2003: 345.8 kt2004: 347.2 kt2005: 347.7 kt2006: 348.4 kt2007: 349.7 kt2008: 351.6 kt2009: 351.3 kt2010: 352.3 kt2011: 354.6 kt2012: 354.1 kt2013: 354.5 kt2014: 354.8 kt2015: 354.2 kt2016: 354.1 kt2017: 354.3 kt2018: 354.8 kt2019: 354.7 kt2020: 355.1 kt2021: 356.3 kt2022: 356.4 kt2023: 357.4 kt

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

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 357.39 kt for incineration — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, incineration — emissions in Switzerland peaked at 357.39 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 341.76 kt, in 1990.

That places Switzerland 21st out of 129 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

Incineration — Emissions (CO2) in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Incineration — Emissions (CO2) in Switzerland, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 341.76 kt —
1991 341.92 kt +0.0%
1992 342.44 kt +0.2%
1993 342.07 kt -0.1%
1994 343.4 kt +0.4%
1995 345.44 kt +0.6%
1996 344.97 kt -0.1%
1997 343.11 kt -0.5%
1998 343.49 kt +0.1%
1999 343.24 kt -0.1%
2000 342.4 kt -0.2%
2001 342.74 kt +0.1%
2002 343.73 kt +0.3%
2003 345.78 kt +0.6%
2004 347.2 kt +0.4%
2005 347.65 kt +0.1%
2006 348.36 kt +0.2%
2007 349.73 kt +0.4%
2008 351.61 kt +0.5%
2009 351.31 kt -0.1%
2010 352.32 kt +0.3%
2011 354.64 kt +0.7%
2012 354.09 kt -0.2%
2013 354.46 kt +0.1%
2014 354.83 kt +0.1%
2015 354.24 kt -0.2%
2016 354.12 kt -0.0%
2017 354.25 kt +0.0%
2018 354.81 kt +0.2%
2019 354.74 kt -0.0%
2020 355.1 kt +0.1%
2021 356.3 kt +0.3%
2022 356.38 kt +0.0%
2023 357.39 kt +0.3%

Switzerland compared with similar countries

  • Switzerland's 357.39 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 21.69 kt, 16.5× the median. (60 countries reporting)
  • Switzerland's 357.39 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26.52 kt, 13.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 343.18 kt 341.76 kt 345.44 kt 10
2000s 347.05 kt 342.4 kt 351.61 kt 10
2010s 354.25 kt 352.32 kt 354.83 kt 10
2020s 356.29 kt 355.1 kt 357.39 kt 4

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 18 Haiti 433.9 kt compare
  2. 19 Philippines 422.42 kt compare
  3. 20 Viet Nam 380.17 kt compare
  4. 22 Spain 291.93 kt compare
  5. 23 Jamaica 193.01 kt compare
  6. 24 Poland 191.36 kt compare

See the full ranking of 155 places →

More climate change data for Switzerland

All data for Switzerland →

Frequently asked questions

What is incineration — emissions in Switzerland?
Incineration — emissions in Switzerland was 357.39 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest incineration — emissions recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 357.39 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest incineration — emissions recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 341.76 kt in 1990.
How does Switzerland rank for incineration — emissions?
Switzerland ranks 21st out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
Is incineration — emissions rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Switzerland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Incineration — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Incineration — Emissions in Switzerland. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 14 November 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/incineration-emissions-co2/switzerland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/incineration-emissions-co2/switzerland/">Incineration — Emissions in Switzerland</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Incineration — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
155 places, 5,030 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.