Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Switzerland

Switzerland: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 413.62 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
413.62 kt
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
148th
of 201 countries
All-time high
1,914 kt
in 1971
All-time low
379.4 kt
in 2012
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Switzerland, 1961–2023

5001.0k1.5k2.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 413.62 kt for waste — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) in Switzerland peaked at 1,914 kt in 1971 and was at its lowest, 379.4 kt, in 2012.

Switzerland ranks 148th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,441 kt 1,006 kt 1,909 kt 9
1970s 1,865 kt 1,816 kt 1,914 kt 10
1980s 1,804 kt 1,794 kt 1,828 kt 10
1990s 1,178 kt 898.76 kt 1,546 kt 10
2000s 721.02 kt 381.9 kt 840.65 kt 10
2010s 396.39 kt 379.4 kt 410.03 kt 10
2020s 410.64 kt 406.48 kt 413.62 kt 4

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 145 Fiji 449.57 kt compare
  2. 146 Guyana 447.64 kt compare
  3. 147 Central African Republic 437.2 kt compare
  4. 149 Namibia 354.37 kt compare
  5. 150 Equatorial Guinea 347.39 kt compare
  6. 151 Guinea-Bissau 342.42 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions (co2eq) in Switzerland?
Waste — emissions (co2eq) in Switzerland was 413.62 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 1,914 kt in 1971.
What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 379.4 kt in 2012.
How does Switzerland rank for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
Switzerland ranks 148th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. 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 Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 14,574 data points, 1961–2023
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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