Switzerland CO2 emissions data for 2012
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did Switzerland emit in 2012?
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Switzerland emitted 42.25 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2012.
This represents 0.12% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of Switzerland in 2012?
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In 2012, Switzerland emitted 5.28 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 7995738.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 42.25 million tonnes emitted by Switzerland in 2012 come from the following sources:
Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
Oil |
32.67 |
4.09 |
Gas |
6.96 |
0.87 |
Coal |
0.56 |
0.07 |
Cement |
1.81 |
0.23 |
Flaring |
0.04 |
0.01 |
See how Switzerland compares to other countries in 2012 rankings.