Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in Switzerland

Switzerland: Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC was 165.17 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
165.17 kt
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
36th
of 43 countries
All-time high
278.5 kt
in 1991
All-time low
161.24 kt
in 2019
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in Switzerland, 1990–2020

01002003001990200520201990: 277.7 kt1991: 278.5 kt1992: 277.7 kt1993: 258.1 kt1994: 243 kt1995: 243 kt1996: 234.4 kt1997: 202.6 kt1998: 203.7 kt1999: 213 kt2000: 211 kt2001: 227.4 kt2002: 222 kt2003: 211.8 kt2004: 213.5 kt2005: 208.6 kt2006: 204.9 kt2007: 213.7 kt2008: 200.9 kt2009: 189.9 kt2010: 220.3 kt2011: 193.6 kt2012: 187 kt2013: 181 kt2014: 204.5 kt2015: 181.1 kt2016: 191.9 kt2017: 202.4 kt2018: 186.4 kt2019: 161.2 kt2020: 165.2 kt

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

Analysis

In 2020, synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Switzerland stood at 165.17 kt.

The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Switzerland peaked at 278.5 kt in 1991 and was at its lowest, 161.24 kt, in 2019.

That places Switzerland 36th out of 43 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 243.16 kt 202.55 kt 278.5 kt 10
2000s 210.37 kt 189.95 kt 227.38 kt 10
2010s 190.94 kt 161.24 kt 220.27 kt 10
2020s 165.17 kt 165.17 kt 165.17 kt 1

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 33 Latvia 351.05 kt compare
  2. 34 Kazakhstan, Republic of 275.6 kt compare
  3. 35 Estonia 172.76 kt compare
  4. 37 Slovenia 115.32 kt compare
  5. 38 Mongolia 76.85 kt compare
  6. 39 Luxembourg 54.52 kt compare

See the full ranking of 49 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Switzerland?
Synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Switzerland was 165.17 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 278.5 kt in 1991.
What is the lowest synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 161.24 kt in 2019.
How does Switzerland rank for synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc?
Switzerland ranks 36th out of 43 countries with data for 2020.
Is synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. 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 Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
49 places, 1,438 data points, 1990–2020
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf