Waste — Emissions (N2O) in Switzerland
Switzerland: Waste — Emissions (N2O) was 0.671 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.671 kt for waste — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Switzerland peaked at 0.671 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.31 kt, in 1961.
Switzerland ranks 102nd of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (N2O) in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.31 kt | — |
| 1962 | 0.323 kt | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 0.338 kt | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 0.355 kt | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 0.373 kt | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 0.392 kt | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 0.41 kt | +4.6% |
| 1968 | 0.427 kt | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 0.442 kt | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 0.432 kt | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.43 kt | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.44 kt | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.446 kt | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.435 kt | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.427 kt | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.443 kt | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.459 kt | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 0.463 kt | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.45 kt | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.467 kt | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 0.473 kt | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.467 kt | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.461 kt | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.468 kt | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.472 kt | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.471 kt | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.483 kt | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.474 kt | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.477 kt | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.488 kt | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.496 kt | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.503 kt | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.501 kt | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.507 kt | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.512 kt | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.521 kt | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.525 kt | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.534 kt | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.544 kt | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.55 kt | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.554 kt | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.555 kt | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.554 kt | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.553 kt | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.554 kt | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.559 kt | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.565 kt | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.572 kt | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.576 kt | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.582 kt | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.583 kt | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.585 kt | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.595 kt | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.599 kt | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.602 kt | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.619 kt | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.622 kt | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.623 kt | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.642 kt | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.647 kt | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.653 kt | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.662 kt | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.671 kt | +1.4% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.671 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.387 kt, 1.7× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.671 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.576 kt, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3744 kt | 0.31 kt | 0.442 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4425 kt | 0.427 kt | 0.463 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4713 kt | 0.461 kt | 0.483 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5131 kt | 0.488 kt | 0.544 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5592 kt | 0.55 kt | 0.576 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6052 kt | 0.582 kt | 0.642 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6583 kt | 0.647 kt | 0.671 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 99 China, Hong Kong SAR 0.69 kt compare
- 100 Slovakia 0.682 kt compare
- 101 Zambia 0.679 kt compare
- 103 Azerbaijan 0.667 kt compare
- 104 Costa Rica 0.662 kt compare
- 105 Somalia 0.652 kt 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 in Switzerland?
- Waste — emissions in Switzerland was 0.671 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.671 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.31 kt in 1961.
- How does Switzerland rank for waste — emissions?
- Switzerland ranks 102nd out of 232 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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