Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Switzerland
Switzerland: Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement was 0.1688 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Switzerland, 1928–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Switzerland is 0.1688 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Switzerland peaked at 0.4506 tonnes per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1933.
That places Switzerland 52nd out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 97 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0814 tonnes per person | 0.078 tonnes per person | 0.0849 tonnes per person | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.0434 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.1038 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0739 tonnes per person | 0.0418 tonnes per person | 0.1101 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1878 tonnes per person | 0.1139 tonnes per person | 0.2521 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3384 tonnes per person | 0.2817 tonnes per person | 0.3691 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3561 tonnes per person | 0.2771 tonnes per person | 0.4506 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3385 tonnes per person | 0.3133 tonnes per person | 0.4025 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2779 tonnes per person | 0.2221 tonnes per person | 0.3799 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2378 tonnes per person | 0.2228 tonnes per person | 0.2469 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2181 tonnes per person | 0.1996 tonnes per person | 0.2468 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1833 tonnes per person | 0.1688 tonnes per person | 0.1965 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More climate change data for Switzerland
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Population, total 9.09 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Urban population 7.79 million (2025)
- Urban population 85.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.59 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 3.16 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.59 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.59 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Switzerland?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Switzerland was 0.1688 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4506 tonnes per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1933.
- How does Switzerland rank for per capita co₂ emissions from cement?
- Switzerland ranks 52nd out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from cement rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes per person.