Environment in Switzerland 56 indicators covering environment for Switzerland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.2474 Mt CO2e 2024 down 3.0% 157th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 14.49 Mt CO2e 2024 down 14.3% 53rd Carbon intensity of GDP 0.0403 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2024 down 31.5% 188th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.59 Mt CO2e 2024 up 0.8% 106th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.75 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 25.0% 77th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 33.73 Mt CO2e 2024 down 17.5% 67th Aquaculture production 2,539 metric tons 2024 up 59.4% 114th Capture fisheries production 1,551 metric tons 2024 down 21.8% 174th Total fisheries production 4,090 metric tons 2024 up 14.4% 170th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 2.57 Mt CO2e 2024 down 11.0% 74th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 4.03 Mt CO2e 2024 down 24.8% 69th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.3341 Mt CO2e 2024 down 64.7% 95th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 9.67 Mt CO2e 2024 down 20.5% 41st Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 1.47 Mt CO2e 2024 up 6.0% 107th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0451 Mt CO2e 2024 down 8.1% 105th Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0228 Mt CO2e 2024 down 25.7% 93rd Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 42.99 Mt CO2e 2024 down 14.2% 87th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.1763 Mt CO2e 2024 up 11.7% 85th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1351 Mt CO2e 2024 down 11.5% 62nd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0594 Mt CO2e 2024 up 12.5% 57th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 2.08 Mt CO2e 2024 up 2.3% 109th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.1703 Mt CO2e 2024 down 18.9% 110th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0265 Mt CO2e 2024 up 3.1% 60th Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0476 Mt CO2e 2024 up 12.5% 46th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.77 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 22.0% 93rd Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 4.05 Mt CO2e 2024 down 5.2% 96th Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2549 Mt CO2e 2024 up 4.8% 97th Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.29 Mt CO2e 2024 up 114.4% 92nd Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0203 Mt CO2e 2024 up 5.7% 62nd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e 2024 down 87.5% 143rd Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 5.94 Mt CO2e 2024 up 8.6% 120th F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes 1.24 Mt CO2e 2024 down 26.8% 76th Carbon intensity of GDP 0.0438 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 down 31.5% 181st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF -24.6% 2024 down 185.5% 168th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF -19.3% 2024 up 8.6% 175th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF -20.3% 2024 down 182.8% 171st Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF -3.7% 2024 up 67.6% 153rd Coal rents 0.0% 2021 — 70th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture 0.0462 Mt CO2e 2024 up 0.2% 83rd Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa 6.5 2022 down 14.8% 110th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste 0.0013 Mt CO2e 2024 down 27.8% 63rd Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.0021 Mt CO2e 2024 down 27.6% 65th Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 44.11 Mt CO2e 2023 down 17.5% 84th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-trop 1.24 Mt CO2e 2023 up 530.5% 51st Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Forest rents 0.0% 2021 down 31.0% 158th Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of to 480.89 2022 up 44.3% 7th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -0.3943 Mt CO2e 2023 up 89.0% 48th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 0.5678 Mt CO2e 2023 down 14.3% 95th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land -0.886 Mt CO2e 2023 down 151.5% 155th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 0.7638 Mt CO2e 2023 down 1.1% 23rd PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 1.4% 2017 down 90.9% 160th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 0.0% 2017 — 123rd PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 0.0% 2017 — 92nd