Production consumption carbon intensity energy in Switzerland

Switzerland: Production consumption carbon intensity energy was 0.2491 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.2491
Change on year
down 5.9%
World rank
6th
of 43 countries
All-time high
0.2648
in 2018
All-time low
0.1761
in 1995
Years of data
25
1995–2019

Production consumption carbon intensity energy in Switzerland, 1995–2019

00.10.20.31995200720191995: 0.1761996: 0.2111997: 0.1831998: 0.2171999: 0.2022000: 0.2242001: 0.2042002: 0.1872003: 0.2162004: 0.2252005: 0.2152006: 0.2172007: 0.2542008: 0.242009: 0.2242010: 0.2132011: 0.2142012: 0.212013: 0.2252014: 0.2482015: 0.2342016: 0.2362017: 0.2592018: 0.2652019: 0.249

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for production consumption carbon intensity energy in Switzerland is 0.2491, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, production consumption carbon intensity energy in Switzerland peaked at 0.2648 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.1761, in 1995.

That places Switzerland 6th out of 43 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1976 0.1761 0.2167 5
2000s 0.2207 0.1867 0.2542 10
2010s 0.2352 0.2096 0.2648 10

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 3 Turkey 0.2612 compare
  2. 4 China 0.2583 compare
  3. 5 Australia 0.253 compare
  4. 7 South Korea 0.2296 compare
  5. 8 Indonesia 0.2293 compare
  6. 9 Poland 0.229 compare

See the full ranking of 43 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is production consumption carbon intensity energy in Switzerland?
Production consumption carbon intensity energy in Switzerland was 0.2491 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest production consumption carbon intensity energy recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 0.2648 in 2018.
What is the lowest production consumption carbon intensity energy recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1761 in 1995.
How does Switzerland rank for production consumption carbon intensity energy?
Switzerland ranks 6th out of 43 countries with data for 2019.
Is production consumption carbon intensity energy rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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 Production consumption carbon intensity energy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Production consumption carbon intensity energy
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
43 places, 1,063 data points, 1995–2019
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