CO2 emissions per person in Switzerland
Carbon dioxide emissions in Switzerland were 3.75 t CO2 per person in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1970.
Switzerland, 2024
3.75
Change from 2023
−1.1%
World, 2024
4.69 t CO2 per person
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
5.65 t CO2 per person
Position in 2024
77th of 203
CO2 emissions per person in Switzerland over time
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Tonnes of CO2 per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Switzerland | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.75 t CO2 per person | 4.69 t CO2 per person |
| 2023 | 3.79 t CO2 per person | 4.68 t CO2 per person |
| 2022 | 3.93 t CO2 per person | 4.67 t CO2 per person |
| 2021 | 4.32 t CO2 per person | 4.68 t CO2 per person |
| 2020 | 4.16 t CO2 per person | 4.47 t CO2 per person |
| 2019 | 4.48 t CO2 per person | 4.70 t CO2 per person |
| 2018 | 4.52 t CO2 per person | 4.73 t CO2 per person |
| 2017 | 4.71 t CO2 per person | 4.67 t CO2 per person |
| 2016 | 4.87 t CO2 per person | 4.65 t CO2 per person |
| 2015 | 4.86 t CO2 per person | 4.70 t CO2 per person |
| 2014 | 4.99 t CO2 per person | 4.78 t CO2 per person |
| 2013 | 5.51 t CO2 per person | 4.81 t CO2 per person |
| 2012 | 5.45 t CO2 per person | 4.77 t CO2 per person |
| 2011 | 5.34 t CO2 per person | 4.76 t CO2 per person |
| 2010 | 5.92 t CO2 per person | 4.67 t CO2 per person |
| 2009 | 5.76 t CO2 per person | 4.45 t CO2 per person |
| 2008 | 6.01 t CO2 per person | 4.56 t CO2 per person |
| 2007 | 5.91 t CO2 per person | 4.59 t CO2 per person |
| 2006 | 6.23 t CO2 per person | 4.48 t CO2 per person |
| 2005 | 6.32 t CO2 per person | 4.39 t CO2 per person |
| 2004 | 6.28 t CO2 per person | 4.28 t CO2 per person |
| 2003 | 6.25 t CO2 per person | 4.15 t CO2 per person |
| 2002 | 6.12 t CO2 per person | 4.01 t CO2 per person |
| 2001 | 6.39 t CO2 per person | 4.01 t CO2 per person |
| 2000 | 6.23 t CO2 per person | 4.01 t CO2 per person |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.1% from 3.79 t CO2 per person in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 4.99 t CO2 per person, the figure has changed by −25.0%.
- Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Switzerland has the 77th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 4.69 t CO2 per person.
More for Switzerland
All statistics for Switzerland
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
4.8 t CO2e per person
2024 · World Bank
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
4.5 t CO2e per person
2024 · Eurostat
Total greenhouse gas emissions
40.1 Mt CO2e
2024 · Eurostat
Temperature change
2.33e (Estimate) °C
2025 · FAOSTAT
Agrifood emissions per person
1.53e (Estimate) t CO2e per person
2024 · FAOSTAT
Total greenhouse gas emissions
43.0 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank