Biodiversity — Forest birds index in Switzerland
Switzerland: Biodiversity — Forest birds index was 131.1 Index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
131.1 Index
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
2nd
of 16 countries
All-time high
132.53 Index
in 2021
All-time low
93.03 Index
in 1999
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Biodiversity — Forest birds index in Switzerland, 1990–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 131.1 Index for biodiversity — forest birds index in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, biodiversity — forest birds index in Switzerland peaked at 132.53 Index in 2021 and was at its lowest, 93.03 Index, in 1999.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Biodiversity — Forest birds index in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100.86 Index | — |
| 1991 | 94.43 Index | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 95.7 Index | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 103.52 Index | +8.2% |
| 1994 | 99.81 Index | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 100.78 Index | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 99.43 Index | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 98.3 Index | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 95.02 Index | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 93.03 Index | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 100 Index | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 96.12 Index | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 99.01 Index | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 101.84 Index | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 108.54 Index | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 112.08 Index | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 103.17 Index | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 109.71 Index | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 111.51 Index | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 101.83 Index | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 111.14 Index | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 109.01 Index | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 115.25 Index | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 104.67 Index | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 112.17 Index | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 118.58 Index | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 115.88 Index | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 119.73 Index | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 110.28 Index | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 124.68 Index | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 124.4 Index | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 132.53 Index | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 119.62 Index | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 129.58 Index | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 131.1 Index | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.09 Index | 93.03 Index | 103.52 Index | 10 |
| 2000s | 104.38 Index | 96.12 Index | 112.08 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 114.14 Index | 104.67 Index | 124.68 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 127.45 Index | 119.62 Index | 132.53 Index | 5 |
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More environment data for Switzerland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2925 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.4333 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.458 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.33 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -1.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0004 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.7024 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.26 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -6.56 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is biodiversity — forest birds index in Switzerland?
- Biodiversity — forest birds index in Switzerland was 131.1 Index in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest biodiversity — forest birds index recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 132.53 Index in 2021.
- What is the lowest biodiversity — forest birds index recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.03 Index in 1999.
- How does Switzerland rank for biodiversity — forest birds index?
- Switzerland ranks 2nd out of 16 countries with data for 2024.
- Is biodiversity — forest birds index rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Biodiversity — Forest birds index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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