Switzerland CO2 emissions data for 2012

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did Switzerland emit in 2012?

Switzerland emitted 42.25 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2012. This represents 0.12% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of Switzerland in 2012?

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

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