Environment in Switzerland

4,088 indicators covering environment for Switzerland.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Manure applied — Cropland potassium 64,727 t 2023 down 5.5% 61st
Manure applied — Cropland potassium per unit area 153.48 kg/ha 2023 down 4.2% 13th
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen 4,158 t 2023 down 7.1% 114th
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 9.86 kg/ha 2023 down 5.8% 32nd
Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen 24,847 t 2023 down 3.8% 115th
Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 58.92 kg/ha 2023 down 2.5% 55th
Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus 5,100 t 2023 down 4.7% 113th
Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 12.09 kg/ha 2023 down 3.4% 43rd
Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium 14,018 t 2023 down 6.9% 115th
Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area 33.24 kg/ha 2023 down 5.6% 51st
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen 8,980 t 2023 down 6.0% 102nd
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 21.29 kg/ha 2023 down 4.7% 25th
Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus 1,651 t 2023 down 5.5% 101st
Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 3.91 kg/ha 2023 down 4.2% 24th
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium 21,989 t 2023 down 6.5% 102nd
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area 52.14 kg/ha 2023 down 5.3% 28th
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen 900.29 t 2023 down 7.2% 132nd
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 2.13 kg/ha 2023 down 5.9% 132nd
Seed — Cropland nitrogen 666.58 t 2023 down 8.2% 115th
Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 1.58 kg/ha 2023 down 6.9% 63rd
Seed — Cropland phosphorus 113.19 t 2023 down 12.7% 111th
Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 0.2684 kg/ha 2023 down 11.4% 60th
Seed — Cropland potassium 247.77 t 2023 down 7.7% 114th
Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area 0.5875 kg/ha 2023 down 6.4% 55th
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen 12,883 t 2023 down 7.0% 92nd
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 30.55 kg/ha 2023 down 5.7% 22nd
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen 23,512 t 2023 down 9.2% 95th
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 55.75 kg/ha 2023 down 8.0% 26th
Input — Cropland nitrogen 89,249 t 2023 down 3.4% 106th
Input — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 211.63 kg/ha 2023 down 2.0% 26th
Input — Cropland phosphorus 15,157 t 2023 down 9.8% 92nd
Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 35.94 kg/ha 2023 down 8.5% 22nd
Input — Cropland potassium 71,248 t 2023 down 9.9% 75th
Input — Cropland potassium per unit area 168.94 kg/ha 2023 down 8.7% 13th
Outputs — Cropland nitrogen 24,847 t 2023 down 3.8% 115th
Outputs — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 58.92 kg/ha 2023 down 2.5% 54th
Outputs — Cropland phosphorus 5,100 t 2023 down 4.7% 113th
Outputs — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 12.09 kg/ha 2023 down 3.4% 42nd
Outputs — Cropland potassium 14,018 t 2023 down 6.9% 115th
Outputs — Cropland potassium per unit area 33.24 kg/ha 2023 down 5.6% 50th
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen 64,402 t 2023 down 3.2% 85th
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 152.71 kg/ha 2023 down 1.9% 26th
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus 10,057 t 2023 down 12.2% 54th
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 23.85 kg/ha 2023 down 11.0% 18th
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium 57,230 t 2023 down 10.7% 41st
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area 135.7 kg/ha 2023 down 9.4% 12th
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency 27.84 % 2023 down 0.5% 155th
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency 33.65 % 2023 up 5.7% 156th
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency 19.67 % 2023 up 3.4% 167th
Arable land use per person 0.0446 hectares per person 2023 down 10.5% 152nd
Forest area 1.27 million hectares 2025 up 1.5% 118th
Share of global forest area 0.0% 2025 up 2.5% 118th
Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index -0.165 2023 down 141.2% 84th
Veneer sheets — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 51.3% 128th
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.4549 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 1.4% 36th
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per square kilometre 0.1887 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 13.3% 38th
Veneer sheets — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 26.2% 76th
Total fibre furnish — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 41.0% 76th
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 47.7% 64th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 17.5% 140th