Renewable freshwater resources in Switzerland
Switzerland: Renewable freshwater resources was 74,195 Million cubic metres in 2024. ▼ Falling
Renewable freshwater resources in Switzerland, 1980–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Million cubic metres.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 74,195 Million cubic metres for renewable freshwater resources in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 41.3% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable freshwater resources in Switzerland peaked at 78,601 Million cubic metres in 1999 and was at its lowest, 44,591 Million cubic metres, in 2022.
Switzerland ranks 15th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 63,370 Million cubic metres | 56,700 Million cubic metres | 73,472 Million cubic metres | 3 |
| 1990s | 63,161 Million cubic metres | 50,432 Million cubic metres | 78,601 Million cubic metres | 10 |
| 2000s | 59,953 Million cubic metres | 53,152 Million cubic metres | 78,097 Million cubic metres | 10 |
| 2010s | 58,021 Million cubic metres | 49,767 Million cubic metres | 65,295 Million cubic metres | 10 |
| 2020s | 59,083 Million cubic metres | 44,591 Million cubic metres | 74,195 Million cubic metres | 5 |
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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 renewable freshwater resources in Switzerland?
- Renewable freshwater resources in Switzerland was 74,195 Million cubic metres in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest renewable freshwater resources recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 78,601 Million cubic metres in 1999.
- What is the lowest renewable freshwater resources recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 44,591 Million cubic metres in 2022.
- How does Switzerland rank for renewable freshwater resources?
- Switzerland ranks 15th out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- Is renewable freshwater resources rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Renewable freshwater resources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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