Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Switzerland
Switzerland: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers was 3.13 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
3.13
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
20th
of 207 countries
All-time high
3.13
in 2017
All-time low
1.26
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Switzerland, 2000–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Switzerland stood at 3.13. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Switzerland peaked at 3.13 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.26, in 2000.
Switzerland ranks 20th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.73 | 1.26 | 3.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.12 | 3.12 | 3.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.13 | 3.12 | 3.13 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 17 Kyrgyzstan 3.49 compare
- 18 Iran 3.41 compare
- 19 Uganda 3.28 compare
- 21 British Virgin Islands 3.09 compare
- 22 French Polynesia 2.85 compare
- 23 United States of America 2.57 compare
More reference data data for Switzerland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5507 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2683 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.272 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Switzerland?
- Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Switzerland was 3.13 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.13 in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.26 in 2000.
- How does Switzerland rank for share of land covered by lakes and rivers?
- Switzerland ranks 20th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of land covered by lakes and rivers rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land covered by lakes and rivers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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