Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in Switzerland
Switzerland: Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS was 108.41 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in Switzerland, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, inland water bodies — area from modis in Switzerland stood at 108.41 1000 ha.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland water bodies — area from modis in Switzerland peaked at 109.53 1000 ha in 2006 and was at its lowest, 107.12 1000 ha, in 2001.
Switzerland ranks 94th of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 107.12 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 108.76 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 109.29 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 109.38 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 109.47 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 109.53 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 109.47 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 109.38 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 109.29 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 108.84 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 108.73 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 108.28 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 108.26 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 108.09 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 108.02 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 108.37 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 108.39 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 108.43 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 108.3 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 108.2 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 108.07 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 108 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 108.61 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 108.41 1000 ha | -0.2% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 108.41 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 46.67 1000 ha, 2.3× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 108.41 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.67 1000 ha, 1.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 109.08 1000 ha | 107.12 1000 ha | 109.53 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 108.37 1000 ha | 108.02 1000 ha | 108.84 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 108.26 1000 ha | 108 1000 ha | 108.61 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 11.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2741 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0914 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland water bodies — area from modis in Switzerland?
- Inland water bodies — area from modis in Switzerland was 108.41 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland water bodies — area from modis recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 109.53 1000 ha in 2006.
- What is the lowest inland water bodies — area from modis recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 107.12 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does Switzerland rank for inland water bodies — area from modis?
- Switzerland ranks 94th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inland water bodies — area from modis rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.