Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Switzerland
Switzerland: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) was 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Switzerland, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Switzerland peaked at 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, in 2023.
Switzerland ranks 38th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1975 | 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1982 | 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.4% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 35 Poland 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 36 Bangladesh 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 37 Malaysia 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 39 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 40 Cyprus 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 41 Jamaica 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Switzerland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2925 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.4333 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.458 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.33 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -0.6263 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Switzerland?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Switzerland was 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1973.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Switzerland rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- Switzerland ranks 38th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.