Food, beverage & tobacco in Switzerland: emitters, CO2 & carbon value

11 tracked facilities, ≈343,991 t CO2/yr combined — here are the largest, what that CO2 is worth at current prices, and the sector's reduction pathway. Full sector pathway: decarbonizing food, beverage & tobacco.

The numbers

Food, beverage & tobacco in Switzerland at a glance

Metric	Value	Note
Facilities tracked	11	with CO2 estimates
Total est. CO2	343,991 t/yr	Climate TRACE 2023
Average per facility	31,272 t/yr
Indicative carbon value	€27M/yr	at €77.4/t EUA

Carbon pricing here: CO2 levy CHF 120/t on heating fuels; Swiss ETS linked to the EU ETS. Current benchmark: no liquid market price. Full country page: carbon price in Switzerland.

Largest emitters

Top 10 food, beverage & tobacco CO2 emitters in Switzerland

#	Facility	Owner	t CO2/yr (est. 2023)	Indicative value
1	Emmi Schweiz Ag / Betrieb Emmen	—	53,324	€4.1M
2	Emmi Schweiz Ag / Betrieb Ostermundigen	—	53,324	€4.1M
3	Schweizer Zucker Ag / Werk Frauenfeld	—	53,324	€4.1M
4	Schweizer Zucker Ag / Werk Aarberg	—	53,324	€4.1M
5	Mittelland Molkerei Ag	—	53,324	€4.1M
6	Unilever Schweiz Gmbh	—	53,324	€4.1M
7	Cremo Sa	—	8,319	€0.6M
8	Estavayer Lait Sa	—	5,861	€0.5M
9	Cremo Sa / Werk Thun	—	5,520	€0.4M
10	Cremo Sa / Usine De Lucens	—	2,229	€0.2M

Climate TRACE satellite estimates via IndustryAtlas — modelled, not verified; some entries aggregate clusters. Corrections welcome.

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Same industry, other countries

Food, beverage & tobacco in United States

74,470,484 t CO2/yr

Food, beverage & tobacco in France

10,343,205 t CO2/yr

Food, beverage & tobacco in Spain

8,147,820 t CO2/yr

Food, beverage & tobacco in Germany

8,140,168 t CO2/yr

Food, beverage & tobacco in Portugal

7,372,694 t CO2/yr

Other industries in Switzerland

Cement in Switzerland

1,389,902 t CO2/yr

Metals (other) in Switzerland

21,853 t CO2/yr

FAQ

Questions

How many food, beverage & tobacco facilities does Switzerland have with tracked emissions?

11 facilities carry satellite-based CO2 estimates in our dataset (Climate TRACE 2023), totalling ≈343,991 t CO2/yr.

What is the largest food, beverage & tobacco emitter in Switzerland?

Emmi Schweiz Ag / Betrieb Emmen — ≈53,324 t CO2/yr (est. 2023). Estimates are modelled, not verified declarations.

What would this CO2 cost at the EU price?

≈€27M per year at €77.4/t — indicative full-price value; actual cost depends on free allocation and the local instrument.

How this page is built: heat-loss figures follow ASTM C680 / ISO 12241 (the method behind our public calculators); facility emissions from Climate TRACE & EU ETS verified data across 30,000+ industrial sites; the 2026–2034 schedule is Regulation (EU) 2023/956, not a forecast. Published by Inzonex — manufacturer of modular removable insulation (UK Patent GB2508992.1). Spotted an error? Tell us — we correct on evidence.