Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Switzerland

Switzerland: Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC was 0.6233 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.6233 kt
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
36th
of 43 countries
All-time high
1.05 kt
in 1991
All-time low
0.6084 kt
in 2019
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Switzerland, 1990–2020

00.250.50.7511990200520201990: 1 kt1991: 1.1 kt1992: 1 kt1993: 0.974 kt1994: 0.917 kt1995: 0.917 kt1996: 0.885 kt1997: 0.764 kt1998: 0.769 kt1999: 0.804 kt2000: 0.796 kt2001: 0.858 kt2002: 0.838 kt2003: 0.799 kt2004: 0.806 kt2005: 0.787 kt2006: 0.773 kt2007: 0.807 kt2008: 0.758 kt2009: 0.717 kt2010: 0.831 kt2011: 0.731 kt2012: 0.706 kt2013: 0.683 kt2014: 0.772 kt2015: 0.683 kt2016: 0.724 kt2017: 0.764 kt2018: 0.703 kt2019: 0.608 kt2020: 0.623 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for synthetic fertilizers — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Switzerland is 0.6233 kt, measured in 2020.

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

Over the whole period, synthetic fertilizers — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Switzerland peaked at 1.05 kt in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.6084 kt, in 2019.

Switzerland ranks 36th of 43 countries on this measure, 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 0.9176 kt 0.7644 kt 1.05 kt 10
2000s 0.7938 kt 0.7168 kt 0.858 kt 10
2010s 0.7205 kt 0.6084 kt 0.8312 kt 10
2020s 0.6233 kt 0.6233 kt 0.6233 kt 1

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 33 Latvia, Republic of 1.32 kt compare
  2. 34 Kazakhstan, Republic of 1.04 kt compare
  3. 35 Estonia, Republic of 0.6519 kt compare
  4. 37 Slovenia, Republic of 0.4352 kt compare
  5. 38 Mongolia 0.29 kt compare
  6. 39 Luxembourg 0.2057 kt compare

See the full ranking of 49 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is synthetic fertilizers — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Switzerland?
Synthetic fertilizers — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Switzerland was 0.6233 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest synthetic fertilizers — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 1.05 kt in 1991.
What is the lowest synthetic fertilizers — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6084 kt in 2019.
How does Switzerland rank for synthetic fertilizers — emissions (n2o) — unfccc?
Switzerland ranks 36th out of 43 countries with data for 2020.
Is synthetic fertilizers — emissions (n2o) — 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 (N2O) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (N2O) — 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