Share global food emissions in Switzerland
Switzerland: Share global food emissions was 0.0733 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
0.0733
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
116th
of 217 countries
All-time high
0.0817
in 2001
All-time low
0.0677
in 1997
Years of data
26
1990–2015
Share global food emissions in Switzerland, 1990–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.0733 for share global food emissions in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global food emissions in Switzerland peaked at 0.0817 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0677, in 1997.
Switzerland ranks 116th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share global food emissions in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0747 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0747 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.072 | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.072 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0716 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0692 | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.071 | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0677 | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0706 | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0766 | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0779 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0817 | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0756 | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0765 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.074 | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0755 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0769 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0785 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0788 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0756 | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0771 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0782 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0769 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0779 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0769 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0733 | -4.7% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.0733 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0733, 1.0× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.0733 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1173, 63% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.072 | 0.0677 | 0.0766 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0771 | 0.074 | 0.0817 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0767 | 0.0733 | 0.0782 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More climate change data for Switzerland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 72.47 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,192 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,816 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 171.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 476.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 472.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.78 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global food emissions in Switzerland?
- Share global food emissions in Switzerland was 0.0733 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global food emissions recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0817 in 2001.
- What is the lowest share global food emissions recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0677 in 1997.
- How does Switzerland rank for share global food emissions?
- Switzerland ranks 116th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share global food emissions rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. 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 Share global food emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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