Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Switzerland
Switzerland: Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) was 0.96 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Switzerland, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.96 % for waste — emissions share (co2eq) in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share (co2eq) in Switzerland peaked at 3.06 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.77 %, in 2009.
Switzerland ranks 196th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.44 % | 1.92 % | 3.06 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.49 % | 0.77 % | 1.86 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.872 % | 0.77 % | 0.93 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.965 % | 0.95 % | 0.99 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
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 share (co2eq) in Switzerland?
- Waste — emissions share (co2eq) in Switzerland was 0.96 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.06 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.77 % in 2009.
- How does Switzerland rank for waste — emissions share (co2eq)?
- Switzerland ranks 196th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. 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 Share (CO2eq) (AR5). 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.