Water exploitation index, plus in Switzerland
Switzerland: Water exploitation index, plus was 0.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.7%
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
27th
of 36 countries
All-time high
1.3%
in 2006
All-time low
0.6%
in 2021
Years of data
21
2003–2023
Water exploitation index, plus in Switzerland, 2003–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2023, water exploitation index, plus in Switzerland stood at 0.7%.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water exploitation index, plus in Switzerland peaked at 1.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2021.
That places Switzerland 27th out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
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 water exploitation index, plus in Switzerland?
- Water exploitation index, plus in Switzerland was 0.7% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest water exploitation index, plus recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest water exploitation index, plus recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2021.
- How does Switzerland rank for water exploitation index, plus?
- Switzerland ranks 27th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is water exploitation index, plus rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. 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 Water exploitation index, plus (WEI+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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