Methane emissions — all countries

Methane emissions — Switzerland

Methane emissions in Switzerland in 2024 — 6.03 Mt. Ranked 79 in the world out of 199. Since 1850, the indicator has risen by 213.5%.

2024 6.03 Mt +1.21% vs 2023
World rank 79of 199
Period maximum 8.09 Mt1974
Period minimum 1.92 Mt1850

Trend over time

1850–2024 · million tonnes CO₂e

Methane emissions — Switzerland, 1850–202402.557.510185018681886190419221940195819761994201220241850: 1.92 Mt1853: 1.95 Mt1856: 1.98 Mt1859: 2.01 Mt1862: 2.05 Mt1865: 2.08 Mt1868: 2.12 Mt1871: 2.16 Mt1874: 2.19 Mt1877: 2.23 Mt1880: 2.27 Mt1883: 2.29 Mt1886: 2.31 Mt1889: 2.33 Mt1892: 2.39 Mt1895: 2.48 Mt1898: 2.56 Mt1901: 2.65 Mt1904: 2.75 Mt1907: 2.85 Mt1910: 2.94 Mt1913: 2.97 Mt1916: 2.99 Mt1919: 3 Mt1922: 3.04 Mt1925: 3.07 Mt1928: 3.11 Mt1931: 3.15 Mt1934: 3.19 Mt1937: 3.32 Mt1940: 3.5 Mt1943: 3.81 Mt1946: 4.15 Mt1949: 4.55 Mt1952: 5 Mt1955: 5.51 Mt1958: 6.05 Mt1961: 6.7 Mt1964: 6.84 Mt1967: 7.51 Mt1970: 7.8 Mt1973: 8.04 Mt1976: 8.08 Mt1979: 8.07 Mt1982: 7.83 Mt1985: 7.82 Mt1988: 7.57 Mt1991: 7.38 Mt1994: 6.68 Mt1997: 6.27 Mt2000: 5.82 Mt2003: 5.65 Mt2006: 5.72 Mt2009: 5.48 Mt2012: 5.48 Mt2015: 5.58 Mt2018: 5.7 Mt2021: 5.84 Mt2024: 6.03 Mt
Change over the period: +4.1 (+213.48%) Average annual rate: 0.66 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Switzerland

Switzerland 6.03 Mt
World computed 9,498.91 Mt
Europe & Central Asia computed 1,323.91 Mt
Western Europe computed 165.81 Mt
High-income countries computed 2,488.92 Mt
Methane emissions — Switzerland, by year Switzerland All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
2024 6.03 +0.07 +1.21%
2023 5.95 +0.07 +1.26%
2022 5.88 +0.04 +0.63%
2021 5.84 +0.12 +2.15%
2020 5.72 +0.04 +0.62%
2019 5.68 −0.01 −0.19%
2018 5.7 +0.04 +0.65%
2017 5.66 +0.03 +0.5%
2016 5.63 +0.05 +0.82%
2015 5.58 +0.04 +0.72%
2014 5.54 +0.03 +0.47%
2013 5.52 +0.04 +0.73%
2012 5.48 +0.01 +0.2%
2011 5.47 −0.06 −1.07%
2010 5.53 +0.05 +0.93%
2009 5.48 −0.38 −6.47%
2008 5.85 +0.15 +2.61%
2007 5.71 −0.01 −0.19%
2006 5.72 +0.04 +0.67%
2005 5.68 +0.07 +1.25%
2004 5.61 −0.04 −0.73%
2003 5.65 −0.12 −2.1%
2002 5.77 −0.09 −1.54%
2001 5.86 +0.04 +0.64%
2000 5.82 −0.13 −2.25%
1999 5.96 −0.2 −3.17%
1998 6.15 −0.11 −1.82%
1997 6.27 −0.24 −3.7%
1996 6.51 −0.05 −0.81%
1995 6.56 −0.12 −1.72%
1994 6.68 −0.15 −2.17%
1993 6.82 −0.32 −4.55%
1992 7.15 −0.23 −3.16%
1991 7.38 −0.07 −0.95%
1990 7.45 −0.13 −1.69%
1989 7.58 +0.01 +0.2%
1988 7.57 −0.04 −0.53%
1987 7.61 −0.14 −1.83%
1986 7.75 −0.07 −0.9%
1985 7.82 −0.07 −0.89%
1984 7.89 −0.03 −0.42%
1983 7.92 +0.09 +1.16%
1982 7.83 −0.04 −0.55%
1981 7.87 −0.21 −2.6%
1980 8.08 +0.01 +0.15%
1979 8.07 +0.02 +0.19%
1978 8.06 −0.02 −0.28%
1977 8.08 −0 −0.01%
1976 8.08 +0.08 +1.03%
1975 8 −0.09 −1.16%
1974 8.09 +0.05 +0.65%
1973 8.04 +0.25 +3.2%
1972 7.79 +0.05 +0.67%
1971 7.74 −0.06 −0.77%
1970 7.8 −0.03 −0.35%
1969 7.83 +0.1 +1.33%
1968 7.72 +0.21 +2.78%
1967 7.51 +0.22 +3%
1966 7.29 +0.12 +1.63%
1965 7.18 +0.34 +4.97%
1964 6.84 +0.06 +0.83%
1963 6.78 −0.04 −0.63%
1962 6.82 +0.13 +1.93%
1961 6.7 +0.2 +3.08%
1960 6.5 +0.24 +3.82%
1959 6.26 +0.2 +3.34%
1958 6.05 +0.19 +3.19%
1957 5.87 +0.18 +3.13%
1956 5.69 +0.18 +3.29%
1955 5.51 +0.17 +3.18%
1954 5.34 +0.17 +3.33%
1953 5.17 +0.16 +3.24%
1952 5 +0.16 +3.28%
1951 4.85 +0.16 +3.37%
1950 4.69 +0.14 +3.1%
1949 4.55 +0.13 +2.94%
1948 4.42 +0.13 +3.08%
1947 4.28 +0.13 +3.2%
1946 4.15 +0.13 +3.23%
1945 4.02 +0.11 +2.87%
1944 3.91 +0.1 +2.73%
1943 3.81 +0.11 +2.84%
1942 3.7 +0.1 +2.83%
1941 3.6 +0.1 +2.77%
1940 3.5 +0.05 +1.6%
1939 3.45 +0.06 +1.89%
1938 3.38 +0.06 +1.81%
1937 3.32 +0.06 +1.84%
1936 3.26 +0.06 +1.87%
1935 3.2 +0.01 +0.34%
1934 3.19 +0.01 +0.41%
1933 3.18 +0.01 +0.35%
1932 3.17 +0.01 +0.41%
1931 3.15 +0.01 +0.45%
1930 3.14 +0.01 +0.38%
1929 3.13 +0.02 +0.48%
1928 3.11 +0.01 +0.45%
1927 3.1 +0.01 +0.45%
1926 3.09 +0.01 +0.39%
1925 3.07 +0.01 +0.42%
1924 3.06 +0.01 +0.39%
1923 3.05 +0.01 +0.43%
1922 3.04 +0.01 +0.43%
1921 3.02 +0.01 +0.27%
1920 3.01 +0.01 +0.37%
1919 3 +0 +0.17%
1918 3 +0.01 +0.2%
1917 2.99 +0 +0.17%
1916 2.99 +0.01 +0.23%
1915 2.98 +0 +0.13%
1914 2.98 +0.01 +0.24%
1913 2.97 +0.01 +0.3%
1912 2.96 +0.01 +0.27%
1911 2.95 +0.01 +0.34%
1910 2.94 +0.03 +1.06%
1909 2.91 +0.03 +1.11%
1908 2.88 +0.03 +1.09%
1907 2.85 +0.03 +1.21%
1906 2.81 +0.04 +1.33%
1905 2.78 +0.03 +0.98%
1904 2.75 +0.03 +1.21%
1903 2.72 +0.03 +1.19%
1902 2.69 +0.03 +1.21%
1901 2.65 +0.03 +1.18%
1900 2.62 +0.03 +1.12%
1899 2.59 +0.03 +1.13%
1898 2.56 +0.03 +1.14%
1897 2.54 +0.03 +1.16%
1896 2.51 +0.03 +1.17%
1895 2.48 +0.03 +1.18%
1894 2.45 +0.03 +1.2%
1893 2.42 +0.03 +1.17%
1892 2.39 +0.03 +1.23%
1891 2.36 +0.03 +1.16%
1890 2.34 +0.01 +0.3%
1889 2.33 +0.01 +0.3%
1888 2.32 +0.01 +0.26%
1887 2.32 +0.01 +0.3%
1886 2.31 +0.01 +0.3%
1885 2.3 +0.01 +0.31%
1884 2.29 +0.01 +0.26%
1883 2.29 +0.01 +0.31%
1882 2.28 +0.01 +0.31%
1881 2.27 +0.01 +0.31%
1880 2.27 +0.01 +0.58%
1879 2.25 +0.01 +0.54%
1878 2.24 +0.01 +0.49%
1877 2.23 +0.01 +0.54%
1876 2.22 +0.01 +0.54%
1875 2.21 +0.01 +0.59%
1874 2.19 +0.01 +0.55%
1873 2.18 +0.01 +0.6%
1872 2.17 +0.01 +0.56%
1871 2.16 +0.01 +0.65%
1870 2.14 +0.01 +0.61%
1869 2.13 +0.01 +0.57%
1868 2.12 +0.01 +0.57%
1867 2.11 +0.01 +0.57%
1866 2.09 +0.01 +0.58%
1865 2.08 +0.01 +0.58%
1864 2.07 +0.01 +0.63%
1863 2.06 +0.01 +0.59%
1862 2.05 +0.01 +0.64%
1861 2.03 +0.01 +0.59%
1860 2.02 +0.01 +0.5%
1859 2.01 +0.01 +0.5%
1858 2 +0.01 +0.5%
1857 1.99 +0.01 +0.45%
1856 1.98 +0.01 +0.51%
1855 1.97 +0.01 +0.51%
1854 1.96 +0.01 +0.51%
1853 1.95 +0.01 +0.46%
1852 1.94 +0.01 +0.52%
1851 1.93 +0.01 +0.52%
1850 1.92

Western Europe, 2024

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About the indicator

Methane emissions converted into carbon dioxide equivalent using the 100-year global warming potential. Methane accounts for about a fifth of the warming observed, and its sources are entirely different from those of CO2: livestock, rice paddies, landfills, and leaks in gas and oil production. The key difference is the timescale — methane stays in the atmosphere for about twelve years, against centuries for CO2, so cutting its emissions gives a visible effect within a decade.

Important: The conversion into CO2 equivalent depends on the horizon chosen: over twenty years methane weighs about three times more than over a hundred. The standard hundred-year horizon is used here, as in reporting under the Paris Agreement.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.