Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Switzerland

Switzerland: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 177.81 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
177.81 kt
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
85th
of 201 countries
All-time high
177.81 kt
in 2023
All-time low
82.15 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Switzerland, 1961–2023

050100150200196119922023

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

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 177.81 kt for waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Switzerland peaked at 177.81 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 82.15 kt, in 1961.

That places Switzerland 85th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in Switzerland, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 82.15 kt
1962 85.59 kt +4.2%
1963 89.57 kt +4.6%
1964 94.08 kt +5.0%
1965 98.84 kt +5.1%
1966 103.88 kt +5.1%
1967 108.65 kt +4.6%
1968 113.16 kt +4.1%
1969 117.13 kt +3.5%
1970 114.48 kt -2.3%
1971 113.95 kt -0.5%
1972 116.6 kt +2.3%
1973 118.19 kt +1.4%
1974 115.28 kt -2.5%
1975 113.16 kt -1.8%
1976 117.39 kt +3.7%
1977 121.64 kt +3.6%
1978 122.69 kt +0.9%
1979 119.25 kt -2.8%
1980 123.75 kt +3.8%
1981 125.34 kt +1.3%
1982 123.75 kt -1.3%
1983 122.17 kt -1.3%
1984 124.02 kt +1.5%
1985 125.08 kt +0.9%
1986 124.81 kt -0.2%
1987 128 kt +2.5%
1988 125.61 kt -1.9%
1989 126.41 kt +0.6%
1990 129.32 kt +2.3%
1991 131.44 kt +1.6%
1992 133.29 kt +1.4%
1993 132.76 kt -0.4%
1994 134.35 kt +1.2%
1995 135.68 kt +1.0%
1996 138.06 kt +1.8%
1997 139.12 kt +0.8%
1998 141.51 kt +1.7%
1999 144.16 kt +1.9%
2000 145.75 kt +1.1%
2001 146.81 kt +0.7%
2002 147.07 kt +0.2%
2003 146.81 kt -0.2%
2004 146.54 kt -0.2%
2005 146.81 kt +0.2%
2006 148.13 kt +0.9%
2007 149.72 kt +1.1%
2008 151.58 kt +1.2%
2009 152.64 kt +0.7%
2010 154.23 kt +1.0%
2011 154.5 kt +0.2%
2012 155.03 kt +0.3%
2013 157.68 kt +1.7%
2014 158.74 kt +0.7%
2015 159.53 kt +0.5%
2016 164.03 kt +2.8%
2017 164.83 kt +0.5%
2018 165.09 kt +0.2%
2019 170.13 kt +3.0%
2020 171.46 kt +0.8%
2021 173.04 kt +0.9%
2022 175.43 kt +1.4%
2023 177.81 kt +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 99.23 kt 82.15 kt 117.13 kt 9
1970s 117.26 kt 113.16 kt 122.69 kt 10
1980s 124.89 kt 122.17 kt 128 kt 10
1990s 135.97 kt 129.32 kt 144.16 kt 10
2000s 148.19 kt 145.75 kt 152.64 kt 10
2010s 160.38 kt 154.23 kt 170.13 kt 10
2020s 174.44 kt 171.46 kt 177.81 kt 4

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 82 China, Hong Kong SAR 182.85 kt compare
  2. 83 Slovakia 180.73 kt compare
  3. 84 Zambia 179.94 kt compare
  4. 86 Azerbaijan 176.75 kt compare
  5. 87 Costa Rica 175.43 kt compare
  6. 88 Somalia 172.78 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Switzerland?
Waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Switzerland was 177.81 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 177.81 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 82.15 kt in 1961.
How does Switzerland rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Switzerland ranks 85th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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