Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Switzerland
Switzerland: Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport was 1,633 kilograms per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport 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 1,633 kilograms per person for per capita co₂ emissions from transport in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Switzerland peaked at 2,304 kilograms per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,633 kilograms per person, in 2023.
Switzerland ranks 47th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,111 kilograms per person | 2,035 kilograms per person | 2,224 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,249 kilograms per person | 2,228 kilograms per person | 2,304 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,009 kilograms per person | 1,837 kilograms per person | 2,195 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,658 kilograms per person | 1,633 kilograms per person | 1,680 kilograms per person | 4 |
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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 transport in Switzerland?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Switzerland was 1,633 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 from transport recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,304 kilograms per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,633 kilograms per person in 2023.
- How does Switzerland rank for per capita co₂ emissions from transport?
- Switzerland ranks 47th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from transport rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. 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 from transport. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.