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Renewable water resources — Switzerland

Renewable water resources in Switzerland in 2022 — 40.4 km³. Ranked 84 in the world out of 181. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2022 40 km³ +0% vs 2021
World rank 84of 181
Period maximum 40 km³1961
Period minimum 40 km³1961

Trend over time

1961–2022 · km³ per year

Renewable water resources — Switzerland, 1961–20223540455019611968197519821989199620032010201720221961: 40.4 km³1963: 40.4 km³1965: 40.4 km³1967: 40.4 km³1969: 40.4 km³1971: 40.4 km³1973: 40.4 km³1975: 40.4 km³1977: 40.4 km³1979: 40.4 km³1981: 40.4 km³1983: 40.4 km³1985: 40.4 km³1987: 40.4 km³1989: 40.4 km³1991: 40.4 km³1993: 40.4 km³1995: 40.4 km³1997: 40.4 km³1999: 40.4 km³2001: 40.4 km³2003: 40.4 km³2005: 40.4 km³2007: 40.4 km³2009: 40.4 km³2011: 40.4 km³2013: 40.4 km³2015: 40.4 km³2017: 40.4 km³2019: 40.4 km³2021: 40.4 km³2022: 40.4 km³
Change over the period: +0 (+0%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Switzerland

Switzerland 40 km³
World 42,807 km³
Europe & Central Asia 7,071 km³
Western Europe computed 426 km³
High-income countries computed 14,750 km³
Renewable water resources — Switzerland, by year Switzerland All countries CSV XLSX
Year km³ Change Change, %
2022 40 +0 +0%
2021 40 +0 +0%
2020 40 +0 +0%
2019 40 +0 +0%
2018 40 +0 +0%
2017 40 +0 +0%
2016 40 +0 +0%
2015 40 +0 +0%
2014 40 +0 +0%
2013 40 +0 +0%
2012 40 +0 +0%
2011 40 +0 +0%
2010 40 +0 +0%
2009 40 +0 +0%
2008 40 +0 +0%
2007 40 +0 +0%
2006 40 +0 +0%
2005 40 +0 +0%
2004 40 +0 +0%
2003 40 +0 +0%
2002 40 +0 +0%
2001 40 +0 +0%
2000 40 +0 +0%
1999 40 +0 +0%
1998 40 +0 +0%
1997 40 +0 +0%
1996 40 +0 +0%
1995 40 +0 +0%
1994 40 +0 +0%
1993 40 +0 +0%
1992 40 +0 +0%
1991 40 +0 +0%
1990 40 +0 +0%
1989 40 +0 +0%
1988 40 +0 +0%
1987 40 +0 +0%
1986 40 +0 +0%
1985 40 +0 +0%
1984 40 +0 +0%
1983 40 +0 +0%
1982 40 +0 +0%
1981 40 +0 +0%
1980 40 +0 +0%
1979 40 +0 +0%
1978 40 +0 +0%
1977 40 +0 +0%
1976 40 +0 +0%
1975 40 +0 +0%
1974 40 +0 +0%
1973 40 +0 +0%
1972 40 +0 +0%
1971 40 +0 +0%
1970 40 +0 +0%
1969 40 +0 +0%
1968 40 +0 +0%
1967 40 +0 +0%
1966 40 +0 +0%
1965 40 +0 +0%
1964 40 +0 +0%
1963 40 +0 +0%
1962 40 +0 +0%
1961 40 — —

Western Europe, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

FR France 200 DE Germany 107 AT Austria 55 CH Switzerland 40 BE Belgium 12 NL Netherlands 11 LU Luxembourg 1
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About the indicator

Internal renewable water resources: the volume of water generated inside a country over a year from precipitation — river runoff and groundwater recharge — excluding inflow from neighboring countries. The word “internal” is the key one here: by this measure Egypt is almost empty, although the Nile brings it water in abundance, and it is exactly that gap that makes the country dependent on decisions upstream.

Important: Own resources only. Inflow from abroad is not counted, so for countries in the lower reaches of large rivers the indicator is far below the water actually available.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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