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Per capita methane emissions in Switzerland

Switzerland: Per capita methane emissions was 0.6753 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.6753
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
149th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.29
in 1977
All-time low
0.6619
in 2020
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita methane emissions in Switzerland, 1850–2024

00.511.5185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 0.6753 for per capita methane emissions in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Switzerland peaked at 1.29 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.6619, in 2020.

That places Switzerland 149th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Per capita methane emissions in Switzerland, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.8085 —
1851 0.8081 -0.0%
1852 0.8075 -0.1%
1853 0.807 -0.1%
1854 0.8068 -0.0%
1855 0.8066 -0.0%
1856 0.8063 -0.0%
1857 0.806 -0.0%
1858 0.8057 -0.0%
1859 0.8052 -0.1%
1860 0.8047 -0.1%
1861 0.8053 +0.1%
1862 0.8058 +0.1%
1863 0.8062 +0.0%
1864 0.8065 +0.0%
1865 0.8068 +0.0%
1866 0.807 +0.0%
1867 0.8071 +0.0%
1868 0.8073 +0.0%
1869 0.8072 -0.0%
1870 0.8071 -0.0%
1871 0.8072 +0.0%
1872 0.8067 -0.1%
1873 0.806 -0.1%
1874 0.8051 -0.1%
1875 0.8043 -0.1%
1876 0.8034 -0.1%
1877 0.8023 -0.1%
1878 0.8012 -0.1%
1879 0.8006 -0.1%
1880 0.8005 -0.0%
1881 0.799 -0.2%
1882 0.7979 -0.1%
1883 0.7973 -0.1%
1884 0.7966 -0.1%
1885 0.7959 -0.1%
1886 0.7951 -0.1%
1887 0.7944 -0.1%
1888 0.7936 -0.1%
1889 0.7917 -0.2%
1890 0.7887 -0.4%
1891 0.7914 +0.3%
1892 0.7933 +0.2%
1893 0.7937 +0.0%
1894 0.7944 +0.1%
1895 0.7949 +0.1%
1896 0.7953 +0.0%
1897 0.7955 +0.0%
1898 0.7957 +0.0%
1899 0.7955 -0.0%
1900 0.7951 -0.0%
1901 0.795 -0.0%
1902 0.7949 -0.0%
1903 0.7946 -0.0%
1904 0.7942 -0.1%
1905 0.7924 -0.2%
1906 0.7931 +0.1%
1907 0.7926 -0.1%
1908 0.7916 -0.1%
1909 0.7919 +0.0%
1910 0.7934 +0.2%
1911 0.7902 -0.4%
1912 0.7882 -0.3%
1913 0.7877 -0.1%
1914 0.7865 -0.1%
1915 0.7847 -0.2%
1916 0.7836 -0.1%
1917 0.7822 -0.2%
1918 0.7808 -0.2%
1919 0.7791 -0.2%
1920 0.7787 -0.1%
1921 0.7776 -0.1%
1922 0.7776 -0.0%
1923 0.7776 +0.0%
1924 0.7772 -0.1%
1925 0.777 -0.0%
1926 0.7766 -0.0%
1927 0.7769 +0.0%
1928 0.7768 -0.0%
1929 0.7772 +0.1%
1930 0.7769 -0.0%
1931 0.7769 +0.0%
1932 0.7767 -0.0%
1933 0.7763 -0.1%
1934 0.776 -0.0%
1935 0.7755 -0.1%
1936 0.7866 +1.4%
1937 0.7979 +1.4%
1938 0.8089 +1.4%
1939 0.8195 +1.3%
1940 0.827 +0.9%
1941 0.8431 +2.0%
1942 0.859 +1.9%
1943 0.8742 +1.8%
1944 0.8887 +1.7%
1945 0.9046 +1.8%
1946 0.9241 +2.2%
1947 0.9438 +2.1%
1948 0.9627 +2.0%
1949 0.9802 +1.8%
1950 0.9987 +1.9%
1951 1.02 +2.2%
1952 1.04 +1.9%
1953 1.06 +1.9%
1954 1.08 +2.0%
1955 1.1 +1.9%
1956 1.12 +2.0%
1957 1.14 +1.8%
1958 1.16 +1.9%
1959 1.19 +2.0%
1960 1.22 +2.6%
1961 1.23 +1.1%
1962 1.22 -0.6%
1963 1.19 -2.7%
1964 1.18 -0.8%
1965 1.23 +3.8%
1966 1.23 +0.6%
1967 1.25 +1.7%
1968 1.27 +1.5%
1969 1.28 +0.2%
1970 1.26 -1.1%
1971 1.25 -1.3%
1972 1.24 -0.1%
1973 1.27 +2.4%
1974 1.28 +0.1%
1975 1.26 -1.1%
1976 1.28 +1.6%
1977 1.29 +0.3%
1978 1.28 -0.3%
1979 1.28 -0.0%
1980 1.28 -0.2%
1981 1.24 -3.1%
1982 1.22 -1.1%
1983 1.23 +0.7%
1984 1.22 -0.8%
1985 1.21 -1.3%
1986 1.19 -1.4%
1987 1.16 -2.4%
1988 1.15 -1.3%
1989 1.14 -0.6%
1990 1.11 -2.6%
1991 1.09 -2.2%
1992 1.04 -4.3%
1993 0.9834 -5.4%
1994 0.9545 -2.9%
1995 0.9318 -2.4%
1996 0.9201 -1.3%
1997 0.8839 -3.9%
1998 0.8653 -2.1%
1999 0.8339 -3.6%
2000 0.8105 -2.8%
2001 0.8109 +0.0%
2002 0.7928 -2.2%
2003 0.7703 -2.8%
2004 0.7595 -1.4%
2005 0.7641 +0.6%
2006 0.7643 +0.0%
2007 0.7561 -1.1%
2008 0.766 +1.3%
2009 0.7075 -7.6%
2010 0.7061 -0.2%
2011 0.6908 -2.2%
2012 0.6849 -0.9%
2013 0.682 -0.4%
2014 0.6769 -0.8%
2015 0.6741 -0.4%
2016 0.6722 -0.3%
2017 0.6693 -0.4%
2018 0.6687 -0.1%
2019 0.6627 -0.9%
2020 0.6619 -0.1%
2021 0.6709 +1.4%
2022 0.6687 -0.3%
2023 0.6711 +0.4%
2024 0.6753 +0.6%

Switzerland compared with similar countries

  • Switzerland's 0.6753 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.02, 67% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
  • Switzerland's 0.6753 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.02, 66% of the median. (50 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.8068 0.8052 0.8085 10
1860s 0.8064 0.8047 0.8073 10
1870s 0.8044 0.8006 0.8072 10
1880s 0.7962 0.7917 0.8005 10
1890s 0.7938 0.7887 0.7957 10
1900s 0.7935 0.7916 0.7951 10
1910s 0.7856 0.7791 0.7934 10
1920s 0.7773 0.7766 0.7787 10
1930s 0.7871 0.7755 0.8195 10
1940s 0.9007 0.827 0.9802 10
1950s 1.09 0.9987 1.19 10
1960s 1.23 1.18 1.28 10
1970s 1.27 1.24 1.29 10
1980s 1.2 1.14 1.28 10
1990s 0.9609 0.8339 1.11 10
2000s 0.7702 0.7075 0.8109 10
2010s 0.6788 0.6627 0.7061 10
2020s 0.6696 0.6619 0.6753 5

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 146 Tunisia 0.6839 compare
  2. 147 Moldova 0.6827 compare
  3. 148 Philippines 0.6813 compare
  4. 150 Taiwan 0.6662 compare
  5. 151 Germany 0.6639 compare
  6. 152 United Kingdom 0.6337 compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita methane emissions in Switzerland?
Per capita methane emissions in Switzerland was 0.6753 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 1.29 in 1977.
What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6619 in 2020.
How does Switzerland rank for per capita methane emissions?
Switzerland ranks 149th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
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