Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land in Switzerland
Switzerland: Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land was -0.3943 Mt CO2e in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land in Switzerland, 2000–2023
Source: Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded -0.3943 Mt CO2e for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 79.4% on the previous year and up 89.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land in Switzerland peaked at 3.72 Mt CO2e in 2000 and was at its lowest, -3.9 Mt CO2e, in 2010.
Switzerland ranks 48th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.72 Mt CO2e | — |
| 2001 | -1.88 Mt CO2e | -150.5% |
| 2002 | -3.38 Mt CO2e | +80.3% |
| 2003 | -2.89 Mt CO2e | -14.7% |
| 2004 | -3.88 Mt CO2e | +34.5% |
| 2005 | -3.51 Mt CO2e | -9.6% |
| 2006 | -0.9611 Mt CO2e | -72.6% |
| 2007 | -1.69 Mt CO2e | +76.1% |
| 2008 | -2.83 Mt CO2e | +67.0% |
| 2009 | -2.92 Mt CO2e | +3.2% |
| 2010 | -3.9 Mt CO2e | +33.6% |
| 2011 | -2.4 Mt CO2e | -38.5% |
| 2012 | -2.67 Mt CO2e | +11.6% |
| 2013 | -3.57 Mt CO2e | +33.5% |
| 2014 | -2.55 Mt CO2e | -28.5% |
| 2015 | -3.22 Mt CO2e | +26.2% |
| 2016 | -3.64 Mt CO2e | +13.1% |
| 2017 | -3.17 Mt CO2e | -13.1% |
| 2018 | -1.5 Mt CO2e | -52.6% |
| 2019 | -2.78 Mt CO2e | +85.3% |
| 2020 | -2.74 Mt CO2e | -1.2% |
| 2021 | -2.99 Mt CO2e | +8.9% |
| 2022 | -1.91 Mt CO2e | -36.0% |
| 2023 | -0.3943 Mt CO2e | -79.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -2.02 Mt CO2e | -3.88 Mt CO2e | 3.72 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.94 Mt CO2e | -3.9 Mt CO2e | -1.5 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.01 Mt CO2e | -2.99 Mt CO2e | -0.3943 Mt CO2e | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 45 Saint Lucia -0.2234 Mt CO2e compare
- 46 Israel -0.2564 Mt CO2e compare
- 47 Seychelles -0.2935 Mt CO2e compare
- 49 Bangladesh -0.4456 Mt CO2e compare
- 50 Niger -0.5113 Mt CO2e compare
- 51 Armenia -0.5304 Mt CO2e compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.458 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.33 °C (2025)
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- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0309 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -11.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land in Switzerland?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land in Switzerland was -0.3943 Mt CO2e in 2023, according to Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.72 Mt CO2e in 2000.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.9 Mt CO2e in 2010.
- How does Switzerland rank for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land?
- Switzerland ranks 48th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting, published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the category "Forest land".