Waste — Emissions per capita in Switzerland
Switzerland: Waste — Emissions per capita was 0.05 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Waste — Emissions per capita in Switzerland, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.05 t CO2eq/cap for waste — emissions per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions per capita in Switzerland peaked at 0.23 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.05 t CO2eq/cap, in 2009.
That places Switzerland 203rd out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | 0.23 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.097 t CO2eq/cap | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 203 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.05 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 203 Nauru 0.05 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 203 Niue 0.05 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 203 Syrian Arab Republic 0.05 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 203 Zambia 0.05 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Switzerland
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 6,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 1,192 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 4,816 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 4.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 171.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 476.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 472.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 4.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 1.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0.1438 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions per capita in Switzerland?
- Waste — emissions per capita in Switzerland was 0.05 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.23 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.05 t CO2eq/cap in 2009.
- How does Switzerland rank for waste — emissions per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 203rd out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions per capita rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.