Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Switzerland
Switzerland: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was -19.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Switzerland, 1991–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded -19.3% for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Switzerland peaked at 0.1% in 1991 and was at its lowest, -22.8%, in 2016.
Switzerland ranks 175th of 203 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 | -4.1% | -8.6% | 0.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | -13.7% | -17.8% | -9.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | -20.4% | -22.8% | -17.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | -19.1% | -20.2% | -17.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 172 Slovak Republic -16.5% compare
- 173 Republic of Moldova -17.2% compare
- 174 Kyrgyzstan -19.2% compare
- 176 Iceland -21.2% compare
- 177 Palau -21.3% compare
- 178 Botswana -21.8% 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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -1.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0004 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.7024 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.26 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -6.56 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Switzerland?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Switzerland was -19.3% in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1991.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was -22.8% in 2016.
- How does Switzerland rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Switzerland ranks 175th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.