Material footprints - main indicators in Switzerland

Switzerland: Material footprints - main indicators was 53,553 Thousand tonnes in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
53,553 Thousand tonnes
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
23rd
of 30 countries
All-time high
65,410 Thousand tonnes
in 2014
All-time low
53,102 Thousand tonnes
in 2023
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Material footprints - main indicators in Switzerland, 2000–2025

020.0k40.0k60.0k2000201220252000: 60.2k Thousand tonnes2001: 58.7k Thousand tonnes2002: 56.5k Thousand tonnes2003: 53.6k Thousand tonnes2004: 59.3k Thousand tonnes2005: 60.0k Thousand tonnes2006: 59.6k Thousand tonnes2007: 60.4k Thousand tonnes2008: 60.4k Thousand tonnes2009: 61.2k Thousand tonnes2010: 62.1k Thousand tonnes2011: 64.4k Thousand tonnes2012: 61.7k Thousand tonnes2013: 62.2k Thousand tonnes2014: 65.4k Thousand tonnes2015: 58.3k Thousand tonnes2016: 60.7k Thousand tonnes2017: 59.7k Thousand tonnes2018: 58.1k Thousand tonnes2019: 59.3k Thousand tonnes2020: 58.5k Thousand tonnes2021: 58.6k Thousand tonnes2022: 57.6k Thousand tonnes2023: 53.1k Thousand tonnes2024: 53.2k Thousand tonnes2025: 53.6k Thousand tonnes

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand tonnes.

Analysis

In 2025, material footprints - main indicators in Switzerland stood at 53,553 Thousand tonnes.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, material footprints - main indicators in Switzerland peaked at 65,410 Thousand tonnes in 2014 and was at its lowest, 53,102 Thousand tonnes, in 2023.

Switzerland ranks 23rd of 30 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 59,000 Thousand tonnes 53,587 Thousand tonnes 61,248 Thousand tonnes 10
2010s 61,192 Thousand tonnes 58,101 Thousand tonnes 65,410 Thousand tonnes 10
2020s 55,766 Thousand tonnes 53,102 Thousand tonnes 58,554 Thousand tonnes 6

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 20 Netherlands 77,755 Thousand tonnes compare
  2. 21 Lithuania 58,169 Thousand tonnes compare
  3. 22 Slovakia 54,726 Thousand tonnes compare
  4. 24 Croatia 45,862 Thousand tonnes compare
  5. 25 Estonia 39,733 Thousand tonnes compare
  6. 26 Latvia 32,485 Thousand tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 31 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is material footprints - main indicators in Switzerland?
Material footprints - main indicators in Switzerland was 53,553 Thousand tonnes in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest material footprints - main indicators recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 65,410 Thousand tonnes in 2014.
What is the lowest material footprints - main indicators recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 53,102 Thousand tonnes in 2023.
How does Switzerland rank for material footprints - main indicators?
Switzerland ranks 23rd out of 30 countries with data for 2025.
Is material footprints - main indicators rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. 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 Material footprints - main indicators. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Material footprints - main indicators
Unit
Thousand tonnes
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
31 places, 578 data points, 2000–2025
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