Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity in Switzerland

Switzerland: Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity was 0.6551 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.6551 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
148th
of 185 countries
All-time high
1.44 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1961
All-time low
0.6551 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity in Switzerland, 1961–2023

00.511.5196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/kg.

Analysis

In 2023, raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in Switzerland stood at 0.6551 kg CO2eq/kg. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in Switzerland peaked at 1.44 kg CO2eq/kg in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.6551 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2023.

Switzerland ranks 148th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity in Switzerland, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg CO2eq/kg Change
1961 1.44 kg CO2eq/kg
1962 1.43 kg CO2eq/kg -0.8%
1963 1.39 kg CO2eq/kg -2.7%
1964 1.39 kg CO2eq/kg +0.2%
1965 1.39 kg CO2eq/kg -0.1%
1966 1.37 kg CO2eq/kg -1.4%
1967 1.33 kg CO2eq/kg -2.7%
1968 1.31 kg CO2eq/kg -1.9%
1969 1.32 kg CO2eq/kg +1.2%
1970 1.32 kg CO2eq/kg -0.7%
1971 1.3 kg CO2eq/kg -1.1%
1972 1.28 kg CO2eq/kg -2.0%
1973 1.27 kg CO2eq/kg -0.5%
1974 1.25 kg CO2eq/kg -1.6%
1975 1.22 kg CO2eq/kg -2.0%
1976 1.2 kg CO2eq/kg -1.8%
1977 1.18 kg CO2eq/kg -1.6%
1978 1.17 kg CO2eq/kg -1.2%
1979 1.13 kg CO2eq/kg -3.3%
1980 1.12 kg CO2eq/kg -1.0%
1981 1.09 kg CO2eq/kg -2.2%
1982 1.08 kg CO2eq/kg -1.6%
1983 1.05 kg CO2eq/kg -2.9%
1984 1.01 kg CO2eq/kg -3.1%
1985 0.9917 kg CO2eq/kg -2.1%
1986 0.9795 kg CO2eq/kg -1.2%
1987 0.9791 kg CO2eq/kg -0.0%
1988 0.9727 kg CO2eq/kg -0.7%
1989 0.9533 kg CO2eq/kg -2.0%
1990 0.9464 kg CO2eq/kg -0.7%
1991 0.9449 kg CO2eq/kg -0.2%
1992 0.9458 kg CO2eq/kg +0.1%
1993 0.9265 kg CO2eq/kg -2.0%
1994 0.9212 kg CO2eq/kg -0.6%
1995 0.8998 kg CO2eq/kg -2.3%
1996 0.9125 kg CO2eq/kg +1.4%
1997 0.8825 kg CO2eq/kg -3.3%
1998 0.8613 kg CO2eq/kg -2.4%
1999 0.8328 kg CO2eq/kg -3.3%
2000 0.8172 kg CO2eq/kg -1.9%
2001 0.8075 kg CO2eq/kg -1.2%
2002 0.7922 kg CO2eq/kg -1.9%
2003 0.7749 kg CO2eq/kg -2.2%
2004 0.7486 kg CO2eq/kg -3.4%
2005 0.7493 kg CO2eq/kg +0.1%
2006 0.7449 kg CO2eq/kg -0.6%
2007 0.7345 kg CO2eq/kg -1.4%
2008 0.7214 kg CO2eq/kg -1.8%
2009 0.6884 kg CO2eq/kg -4.6%
2010 0.6821 kg CO2eq/kg -0.9%
2011 0.6771 kg CO2eq/kg -0.7%
2012 0.6795 kg CO2eq/kg +0.4%
2013 0.6886 kg CO2eq/kg +1.3%
2014 0.6706 kg CO2eq/kg -2.6%
2015 0.6641 kg CO2eq/kg -1.0%
2016 0.6675 kg CO2eq/kg +0.5%
2017 0.6748 kg CO2eq/kg +1.1%
2018 0.6738 kg CO2eq/kg -0.1%
2019 0.6711 kg CO2eq/kg -0.4%
2020 0.6676 kg CO2eq/kg -0.5%
2021 0.6605 kg CO2eq/kg -1.1%
2022 0.6695 kg CO2eq/kg +1.4%
2023 0.6551 kg CO2eq/kg -2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.37 kg CO2eq/kg 1.31 kg CO2eq/kg 1.44 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 1.23 kg CO2eq/kg 1.13 kg CO2eq/kg 1.32 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 1.02 kg CO2eq/kg 0.9533 kg CO2eq/kg 1.12 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 0.9074 kg CO2eq/kg 0.8328 kg CO2eq/kg 0.9464 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 0.7579 kg CO2eq/kg 0.6884 kg CO2eq/kg 0.8172 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 0.6749 kg CO2eq/kg 0.6641 kg CO2eq/kg 0.6886 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2020s 0.6632 kg CO2eq/kg 0.6551 kg CO2eq/kg 0.6695 kg CO2eq/kg 4

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 145 Norway 0.6691 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 146 Italy 0.6645 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 147 Ukraine 0.6634 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 149 Greece 0.6526 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 150 Australia 0.6519 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 151 Egypt 0.6359 kg CO2eq/kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in Switzerland?
Raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in Switzerland was 0.6551 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 1.44 kg CO2eq/kg in 1961.
What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6551 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023.
How does Switzerland rank for raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity?
Switzerland ranks 148th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
Is raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Switzerland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity
Unit
kg CO2eq/kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
231 places, 13,132 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.