Municipal water withdrawal in Switzerland
Switzerland: Municipal water withdrawal was 917.00 million billion m³ per year in 2015. ▼ Falling
Municipal water withdrawal in Switzerland, 1970–2015
Source: FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in billion m³ per year.
Analysis
In 2015, municipal water withdrawal in Switzerland stood at 917.00 million billion m³ per year. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal water withdrawal in Switzerland peaked at 1.20 billion billion m³ per year in 2010 and was at its lowest, 917.00 million billion m³ per year, in 2015.
Switzerland ranks 15th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.13 billion billion m³ per year | 1.13 billion billion m³ per year | 1.14 billion billion m³ per year | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.12 billion billion m³ per year | 1.10 billion billion m³ per year | 1.14 billion billion m³ per year | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.12 billion billion m³ per year | 1.06 billion billion m³ per year | 1.19 billion billion m³ per year | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.02 billion billion m³ per year | 981.00 million billion m³ per year | 1.07 billion billion m³ per year | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.06 billion billion m³ per year | 917.00 million billion m³ per year | 1.20 billion billion m³ per year | 2 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 12 Netherlands 1.22 billion billion m³ per year compare
- 13 Sweden 1.02 billion billion m³ per year compare
- 14 Romania 980.00 million billion m³ per year compare
- 16 Norway 838.00 million billion m³ per year compare
- 17 Austria 720.00 million billion m³ per year compare
- 18 Israel 712.00 million billion m³ per year compare
More environment data for Switzerland
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 42.99 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.77 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 4.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2549 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.29 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0203 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 5.94 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0476 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0228 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.2474 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal water withdrawal in Switzerland?
- Municipal water withdrawal in Switzerland was 917.00 million billion m³ per year in 2015, according to FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.20 billion billion m³ per year in 2010.
- What is the lowest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 917.00 million billion m³ per year in 2015.
- How does Switzerland rank for municipal water withdrawal?
- Switzerland ranks 15th out of 35 countries with data for 2015.
- Is municipal water withdrawal rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Municipal water withdrawal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total water withdrawal for municipal (domestic) purposes, measured in cubic metres (m³) per year. Municipal water is the annual quantity of water withdrawn primarily for the direct use by the population.