Environment in Switzerland

4,088 indicators covering environment for Switzerland.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land 87.39 % 2025 down 0.0% 159th
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre 3.5 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 86.9% 14th
Veneer sheets — Import quantity, annual growth rate -19.63 % change on previous year 2024 down 234.6% 147th
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Export quantity 12,208 t 2024 down 1.4% 23rd
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Export value 29,397 1000 USD 2024 up 20.5% 30th
Sawnwood, coniferous — Export quantity 210,473 m3 2024 up 17.2% 41st
Other fibreboard — Import quantity 241,839 m3 2024 up 78.6% 2nd
Other fibreboard — Import value 81,526 1000 USD 2024 up 94.1% 2nd
Roundwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0.3603 % change on previous year 2024 down 89.9% 34th
Fibreboard — Import value, per square kilometre 4.02 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 24.0% 7th
Fibreboard — Import quantity, per square kilometre 7.75 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 48.0% 9th
Sawnwood, coniferous — Export value 55,199 1000 USD 2024 up 25.5% 39th
Planted Forest — Area 160.42 1000 ha 2025 up 1.7% 103rd
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land 12.66 % 2025 up 0.2% 85th
Sawnwood, coniferous — Production 1.16 million m3 2024 up 8.5% 41st
Industrial roundwood — Export value, per square kilometre 1.54 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 27.3% 14th
Industrial roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre 12.86 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 31.3% 13th
Total fibre furnish — Export value 60,395 1000 USD 2024 down 30.5% 52nd
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, annual growth rate -34.07 % change on previous year 2024 down 102.7% 119th
Total fibre furnish — Export quantity 386,667 t 2024 down 24.2% 39th
Land use hidden — Cropland, per unit of GDP 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP 2023 down 23.6% 161st
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity 41 t 2024 down 92.8% 98th
Wood charcoal — Production, per capita 0 t per person 2024 down 18.2% 142nd
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 32.0% 139th
Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0913 m3 per person 2024 up 31.6% 22nd
Wood fuel — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 18.5% 135th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 34.8% 141st
Roundwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 28.9% 137th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre 0.2732 t per square kilometre 2023 down 40.6% 54th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.2897 t per square kilometre 2023 down 20.9% 59th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per square 0.1489 t per square kilometre 2023 down 60.7% 77th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per square 0.239 t per square kilometre 2023 down 36.7% 61st
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre 1.01 t per square kilometre 2023 down 18.3% 47th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per square kilometre 2.11 t per square kilometre 2023 up 48.0% 27th
Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 11.3% 48th
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 0.1% 48th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 93.2% 96th
Wood-based panels — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 51.0% 82nd
Emissions of air pollutants 64,647 tonnes 2022 down 37.6% 113th
Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -2.55 % change on previous year 2024 down 188.5% 109th
Roundwood, coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 25.7% 71st
Total fibre furnish — Import value, per square kilometre 2.66 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 44.1% 15th
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per square kilometre 6.03 t per square kilometre 2023 down 54.3% 14th
Veneer sheets — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.097 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 9.1% 57th
Graphic papers — Export quantity 359,833 t 2024 down 41.4% 29th
Graphic papers — Export value 314,856 1000 USD 2024 down 48.0% 32nd
Veneer sheets — Import value, per square kilometre 0.5155 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 11.1% 22nd
Paper and paperboard — Export value, per square kilometre 17.38 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 23.3% 10th
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per square kilometre 17.16 t per square kilometre 2023 down 24.6% 8th
Chemical wood pulp — Import value, annual growth rate 21.38 % change on previous year 2024 up 761.3% 45th
Wood-based panels — Export value, per square kilometre 7.67 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 9.0% 7th
Wood-based panels — Export quantity, per square kilometre 12.01 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 26.4% 10th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.0091 t per square kilometre 2023 down 55.4% 81st
Heat Index 35 0 2020 — 121st
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Production 0 t 2024 — 76th
Chemical wood pulp — Import quantity, annual growth rate 20.82 % change on previous year 2024 up 585.4% 50th
Wood pulp — Export quantity 181 t 2024 down 29.3% 100th
Wood pulp — Export value 466 1000 USD 2024 up 266.9% 73rd
Newsprint — Export quantity 248,124 t 2024 down 36.2% 9th
Veneer sheets — Export quantity 569 m3 2024 down 80.5% 95th