Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Switzerland
Switzerland: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 3.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Switzerland, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers permanent water area in Switzerland is 3.1%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Switzerland peaked at 3.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2000.
Switzerland ranks 19th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.3% | — |
| 2001 | 1.9% | +49.5% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +33.1% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | +16.3% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 1.3% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 16 Kyrgyzstan 3.5% compare
- 17 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3.4% compare
- 18 Uganda 3.3% compare
- 20 British Virgin Islands 3.1% compare
- 21 French Polynesia 2.8% compare
- 22 United States of America 2.6% compare
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- 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)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production, annual growth rate -2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth -2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate -14.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production -2.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Switzerland?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Switzerland was 3.1% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2000.
- How does Switzerland rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Switzerland ranks 19th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Lakes and rivers permanent water area (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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