Land Surface Temperature in Switzerland
Switzerland: Land Surface Temperature was 11.06 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
11.06
Change on year
down 14.5%
World rank
179th
of 191 countries
All-time high
13.38
in 2000
All-time low
9.56
in 2010
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Land Surface Temperature in Switzerland, 2000–2021
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 11.06 for land surface temperature in 2021.
That represents a change of down 14.5% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land surface temperature in Switzerland peaked at 13.38 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.56, in 2010.
Switzerland ranks 179th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.25 | 9.94 | 13.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.81 | 9.56 | 12.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12 | 11.06 | 12.94 | 2 |
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More environment data for Switzerland
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 42.99 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.77 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 4.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2549 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.29 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0203 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 5.94 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0476 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0228 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.2474 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land surface temperature in Switzerland?
- Land surface temperature in Switzerland was 11.06 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest land surface temperature recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 13.38 in 2000.
- What is the lowest land surface temperature recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.56 in 2010.
- How does Switzerland rank for land surface temperature?
- Switzerland ranks 179th out of 191 countries with data for 2021.
- Is land surface temperature rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Land Surface Temperature. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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