Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Switzerland
Switzerland: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0105 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.0105 kt per square kilometre for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre 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) (ar5), per square kilometre in Switzerland peaked at 0.0484 kt per square kilometre in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0096 kt per square kilometre, in 2012.
Switzerland ranks 128th of 186 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.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0255 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0279 kt per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0305 kt per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0333 kt per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0361 kt per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0391 kt per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0421 kt per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0452 kt per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0483 kt per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0459 kt per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0484 kt per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0482 kt per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.048 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0476 kt per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.047 kt per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0469 kt per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0468 kt per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0465 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0463 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0462 kt per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0461 kt per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0458 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0455 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0455 kt per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0454 kt per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0454 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0455 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0454 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0454 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0391 kt per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0379 kt per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0352 kt per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0315 kt per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0283 kt per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0276 kt per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0261 kt per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0256 kt per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.024 kt per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0227 kt per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0213 kt per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0208 kt per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.02 kt per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0185 kt per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 0.019 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0186 kt per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0185 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.018 kt per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0181 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0097 kt per square kilometre | -46.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0099 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0098 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0096 kt per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0096 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.01 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0102 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0103 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0103 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0102 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0104 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0103 kt per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0104 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0104 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0105 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Switzerland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -46.5% | 0.0181 kt per square kilometre | 0.0097 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0364 kt per square kilometre | 0.0255 kt per square kilometre | 0.0483 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0472 kt per square kilometre | 0.0459 kt per square kilometre | 0.0484 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0456 kt per square kilometre | 0.0454 kt per square kilometre | 0.0462 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0298 kt per square kilometre | 0.0227 kt per square kilometre | 0.0391 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0182 kt per square kilometre | 0.0097 kt per square kilometre | 0.0213 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.01 kt per square kilometre | 0.0096 kt per square kilometre | 0.0104 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0104 kt per square kilometre | 0.0103 kt per square kilometre | 0.0105 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 125 Nicaragua 0.0117 kt per square kilometre compare
- 126 Liechtenstein 0.0116 kt per square kilometre compare
- 127 Senegal 0.0107 kt per square kilometre compare
- 129 Ireland 0.0098 kt per square kilometre compare
- 130 Eswatini 0.0098 kt per square kilometre compare
- 131 Guinea 0.0098 kt per square kilometre compare
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 waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Switzerland?
- Waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Switzerland was 0.0105 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0484 kt per square kilometre in 1971.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0096 kt per square kilometre in 2012.
- How does Switzerland rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Switzerland ranks 128th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.