Pre- and post-production — Emissions in Switzerland

Switzerland: Pre- and post-production — Emissions was 3,779 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3,779 kt
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
67th
of 226 countries
All-time high
4,644 kt
in 2010
All-time low
3,500 kt
in 1995
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Pre- and post-production — Emissions in Switzerland, 1990–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k1990200620231990: 3.7k kt1991: 3.8k kt1992: 3.8k kt1993: 3.7k kt1994: 3.6k kt1995: 3.5k kt1996: 3.7k kt1997: 3.8k kt1998: 3.7k kt1999: 4.2k kt2000: 4.2k kt2001: 4.3k kt2002: 4.1k kt2003: 4.2k kt2004: 4.2k kt2005: 4.3k kt2006: 4.4k kt2007: 4.4k kt2008: 4.4k kt2009: 4.5k kt2010: 4.6k kt2011: 4.4k kt2012: 4.5k kt2013: 4.5k kt2014: 4.3k kt2015: 4.2k kt2016: 4.2k kt2017: 4.1k kt2018: 4.0k kt2019: 4.1k kt2020: 3.9k kt2021: 4.1k kt2022: 3.8k kt2023: 3.8k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, pre- and post-production — emissions in Switzerland stood at 3,779 kt.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — emissions in Switzerland peaked at 4,644 kt in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3,500 kt, in 1995.

Switzerland ranks 67th of 226 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Pre- and post-production — Emissions in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2) in Switzerland, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 3,687 kt —
1991 3,843 kt +4.2%
1992 3,800 kt -1.1%
1993 3,697 kt -2.7%
1994 3,623 kt -2.0%
1995 3,500 kt -3.4%
1996 3,713 kt +6.1%
1997 3,754 kt +1.1%
1998 3,742 kt -0.3%
1999 4,203 kt +12.3%
2000 4,240 kt +0.9%
2001 4,286 kt +1.1%
2002 4,108 kt -4.2%
2003 4,216 kt +2.6%
2004 4,216 kt +0.0%
2005 4,330 kt +2.7%
2006 4,434 kt +2.4%
2007 4,445 kt +0.2%
2008 4,434 kt -0.3%
2009 4,497 kt +1.4%
2010 4,644 kt +3.3%
2011 4,350 kt -6.3%
2012 4,481 kt +3.0%
2013 4,515 kt +0.8%
2014 4,319 kt -4.3%
2015 4,247 kt -1.7%
2016 4,221 kt -0.6%
2017 4,119 kt -2.4%
2018 4,032 kt -2.1%
2019 4,094 kt +1.5%
2020 3,920 kt -4.3%
2021 4,074 kt +3.9%
2022 3,781 kt -7.2%
2023 3,779 kt -0.0%

Switzerland compared with similar countries

  • Switzerland's 3,779 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,638 kt, 2.3× the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Switzerland's 3,779 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,907 kt, 1.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,756 kt 3,500 kt 4,203 kt 10
2000s 4,321 kt 4,108 kt 4,497 kt 10
2010s 4,302 kt 4,032 kt 4,644 kt 10
2020s 3,888 kt 3,779 kt 4,074 kt 4

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 64 Turkmenistan 4,693 kt compare
  2. 65 Azerbaijan 3,973 kt compare
  3. 66 Zimbabwe 3,801 kt compare
  4. 68 Ireland 3,731 kt compare
  5. 69 Finland 3,654 kt compare
  6. 70 Jordan 3,646 kt compare

See the full ranking of 281 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pre- and post-production — emissions in Switzerland?
Pre- and post-production — emissions in Switzerland was 3,779 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 4,644 kt in 2010.
What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 3,500 kt in 1995.
How does Switzerland rank for pre- and post-production — emissions?
Switzerland ranks 67th out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
Is pre- and post-production — emissions rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
281 places, 9,125 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.