Environment in Switzerland

4,114 indicators covering environment for Switzerland.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
People using improved drinking water sources 0.2871 people 2024 up 110.0% 181st
Others (adjustment) — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value -2,482 1000 USD 2018 up 97.7% 102nd
Others (adjustment) — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint -51,312 t 2018 down 409.3% 147th
Others (adjustment) — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint -39,622 1000 USD 2018 up 51.8% 146th
Total FAO — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 1.71 million 1000 USD 2018 down 30.0% 31st
Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import 647,350 t 2018 down 20.9% 36th
Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 805,215 1000 USD 2018 down 29.3% 29th
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Export quantity 10.94 t 2024 down 79.1% 89th
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Export value 26.24 1000 USD 2024 up 7.4% 79th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 29 - National wealth 43.78 US dollar 2018 up 4.2% 28th
Disinfectants, etc (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export quantity 4,576 t 2024 down 65.0% 34th
Disinfectants, etc (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export value 95,415 1000 USD 2024 down 63.7% 13th
Printing and writing papers, coated — Production 64,644 t 2024 down 65.3% 26th
Total FAO — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 1.21 million 1000 USD 2018 down 31.1% 38th
Others (adjustment) — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 24,801 1000 USD 2018 up 104.9% 33rd
Other papers mainly for packaging — Production 0 t 2024 — 48th
Drinking water services 0 people 2024 — 119th
Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Production 134,888 m3 2024 down 38.7% 43rd
Wood chips and particles — Production 806,551 m3 2024 up 10.6% 41st
Total FAO — Plywood — Import Quantity 200,491 m3 2018 up 53.1% 24th
Total FAO — Plywood — Import Value 208,487 1000 USD 2018 up 35.1% 17th
Insecticides — Import value 39,279 1000 USD 2006 up 179.5% 31st
Others (adjustment) — Plywood — Import Quantity 70,107 m3 2018 up 78.3% 20th
Others (adjustment) — Plywood — Import Value -400 1000 USD 2018 up 96.3% 83rd
Total FAO — Fibreboard — Import Quantity 209,807 m3 2018 up 12.3% 31st
Total FAO — Fibreboard — Import Value 110,522 1000 USD 2018 down 20.3% 26th
Others (adjustment) — Fibreboard — Import Quantity 92,790 m3 2018 up 30.5% 19th
Others (adjustment) — Fibreboard — Import Value 54 1000 USD 2018 down 99.4% 25th
Drinking water services in rural areas 0 people 2024 — 106th
Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Production 113,136 t 2016 down 12.3% 29th
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 60.0% 2025 up 0.1% 70th
Agriculture-driven deforestation 5.08 hectares 2024 down 59.3% 158th
Herbicides — Import value 51,701 1000 USD 2006 up 22.3% 33rd
Disinfectants, etc — Import value 41,053 1000 USD 2006 up 131.2% 14th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) — Import quantity 20 t 2016 up 900.0% 32nd
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) — Import value 0 1000 USD 2016 down 100.0% 48th
Printing and writing papers, uncoated, mechanical — Production 49,674 t 2024 down 68.4% 22nd
Total FAO — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Import Quantity 42,485 m3 2018 down 41.5% 47th
Total FAO — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Import Value 59,305 1000 USD 2018 down 28.8% 30th
Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Import Quantity 2,988 m3 2018 down 79.2% 48th
Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Import Value -4,937 1000 USD 2018 down 299.4% 122nd
China — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 7,437 1000 USD 2018 up 147.9% 86th
Total FAO — Newsprint — Import Quantity 81,772 t 2018 down 42.8% 19th
Total FAO — Newsprint — Import Value 46,012 1000 USD 2018 down 59.2% 20th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -0.3943 Mt CO2e 2023 up 89.0% 48th
Others (adjustment) — Newsprint — Import Quantity -14,324 t 2018 down 478.4% 151st
Others (adjustment) — Newsprint — Import Value -8,233 1000 USD 2018 down 372.3% 151st
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 0.5678 Mt CO2e 2023 down 14.3% 95th
Total FAO — Sawnwood, coniferous — Import Quantity 332,625 m3 2018 down 12.0% 43rd
Total FAO — Sawnwood, coniferous — Import Value 142,740 1000 USD 2018 down 15.0% 30th
Ammonium sulphate — Export quantity 263 t 2024 up 5,836.8% 68th
Ammonium sulphate — Export value 113.12 1000 USD 2024 up 137.7% 68th
Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, coniferous — Import Quantity 159,429 m3 2018 down 11.5% 38th
Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, coniferous — Import Value 19 1000 USD 2018 up 101.9% 34th
Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Export quantity 393 t 2024 down 88.7% 77th
Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Export value 67 1000 USD 2024 down 92.7% 78th
Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value 59,827 1000 USD 2008 up 111.4% 29th
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of 6.5% 2023 down 0.9% 117th
Total FAO — Veneer sheets — Import Quantity 4,637 m3 2018 down 9.5% 51st
Total FAO — Veneer sheets — Import Value 20,450 1000 USD 2018 down 24.2% 36th