Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Switzerland
Switzerland: Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry was 37.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Switzerland, 2012–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 37.1% for annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Switzerland peaked at 37.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 32.1%, in 2012.
That places Switzerland 31st out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 32.1% | — |
| 2013 | 37.4% | +16.6% |
| 2014 | 37.7% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 37.0% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 37.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 37.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 36.4% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 37.1% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 36.9% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 37.4% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 37.1% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36.5% | 32.1% | 37.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 37.1% | 36.9% | 37.4% | 3 |
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More infrastructure data for Switzerland
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 11.55 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 129.47 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.73 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 30.59 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3031 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -5.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2.73 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.28 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Switzerland?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Switzerland was 37.1% in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest annual freshwater withdrawals, industry recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 37.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals, industry recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.1% in 2012.
- How does Switzerland rank for annual freshwater withdrawals, industry?
- Switzerland ranks 31st out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals, industry rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry (% of total freshwater withdrawal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for industry are total withdrawals for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.