Switzerland CO2 emissions data for 2011

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did Switzerland emit in 2011?

Switzerland emitted 40.98 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2011. This represents 0.12% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of Switzerland in 2011?

In 2011, Switzerland emitted 5.18 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 7910988.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 40.98 million tonnes emitted by Switzerland in 2011 come from the following sources:

Source CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil 31.81 4.02
Gas 6.36 0.8
Coal 0.61 0.08
Cement 1.93 0.24
Flaring 0.06 0.01

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