Waste — Emissions Share (N2O) in Switzerland
Switzerland: Waste — Emissions Share (N2O) was 8.51 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Switzerland, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions share in Switzerland is 8.51 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Switzerland peaked at 8.51 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.76 %, in 1990.
Switzerland ranks 49th of 222 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share (N2O) in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.76 % | — |
| 1991 | 4.85 % | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 4.95 % | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 5.05 % | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 5.1 % | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 5.18 % | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 5.31 % | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 5.51 % | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 5.63 % | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 5.83 % | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 6.03 % | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 6.01 % | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 6.33 % | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 6.42 % | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 6.43 % | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 6.35 % | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 6.41 % | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 6.59 % | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 6.52 % | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 6.69 % | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 6.75 % | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 6.94 % | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 7.08 % | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 7.05 % | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 7.12 % | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 7.24 % | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 7.4 % | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 7.5 % | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 7.63 % | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 8.04 % | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 8.09 % | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 8.11 % | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 8.47 % | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 8.51 % | +0.5% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 8.51 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.84 %, 1.8× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 8.51 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.07 %, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.22 % | 4.76 % | 5.83 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.38 % | 6.01 % | 6.69 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.28 % | 6.75 % | 8.04 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.29 % | 8.09 % | 8.51 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
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 share in Switzerland?
- Waste — emissions share in Switzerland was 8.51 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 8.51 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.76 % in 1990.
- How does Switzerland rank for waste — emissions share?
- Switzerland ranks 49th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. 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 Share (N2O). 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.