Switzerland CO2 emissions data for 2008

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did Switzerland emit in 2008?

Switzerland emitted 44.71 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2008. This represents 0.14% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of Switzerland in 2008?

In 2008, Switzerland emitted 5.85 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 7638288.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 44.71 million tonnes emitted by Switzerland in 2008 come from the following sources:

Source	CO₂ emissions (million tonnes)	CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil	35.21	4.61
Gas	6.68	0.87
Coal	0.68	0.09
Cement	1.86	0.24
Flaring	0.04	0.01

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