Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector in Switzerland
Switzerland: Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector was 1,025 kilograms per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector in Switzerland, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 1,025 kilograms per person for per capita co₂ emissions by sector in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by sector in Switzerland peaked at 2,603 kilograms per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1,025 kilograms per person, in 2023.
Switzerland ranks 17th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,441 kilograms per person | 2,272 kilograms per person | 2,603 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,139 kilograms per person | 1,894 kilograms per person | 2,293 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,592 kilograms per person | 1,330 kilograms per person | 2,050 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,171 kilograms per person | 1,025 kilograms per person | 1,354 kilograms per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 14 Germany 1,227 kilograms per person compare
- 15 Antigua and Barbuda 1,179 kilograms per person compare
- 16 United Kingdom 1,028 kilograms per person compare
- 18 Bahamas 976.34 kilograms per person compare
- 19 Azerbaijan 955.59 kilograms per person compare
- 20 Netherlands 949.56 kilograms per person compare
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 by sector in Switzerland?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by sector in Switzerland was 1,025 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions by sector recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,603 kilograms per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by sector recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,025 kilograms per person in 2023.
- How does Switzerland rank for per capita co₂ emissions by sector?
- Switzerland ranks 17th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions by sector rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.