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Switzerland

Location

  • Geographical region: Western Europe, Europe
  • SDG region: SDG Europe and Northern America

Land

  • Total area: --- km2
  • Land area: 39,516 km(2020)
  • Land use by sector: 38% agriculture, 32% forest and 30% other (2018 - 2020)

People

  • Total population: 8,769,741 people (2022)
  • Population density: 219 people per km2 (2020)  
  • Urbanisation: 73% lives in urban areas and 26% lives in rural areas (2020)  

Economy

  • Total GDP: 593,810,526,019 USD per year (2020)
  • GDP per capita: 67,711 USD per year (2020)
  • Value added by sector: 1% from agriculture, 71% from services and 24% from industry (2020 - 2022)
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SDG 6 snapshot in Switzerland

  • Drinking water

    97 % of the population in Switzerland uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2022)
  • Sanitation

    100 % of the population in Switzerland uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2022)
  • Hygiene

    --- % of the population in Switzerland has a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home (SDG indicator 6.2.1b, 2022)
  • Wastewater

    99 % of domestic wastewater in Switzerland is safely treated (SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2022)
  • Water quality

    79 % of monitored water bodies in Switzerland has good ambient water quality (SDG indicator 6.3.2, 2023)
  • Efficiency

    432 $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in Switzerland (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2021)
  • Water stress

    6 % of the renewable water resources in Switzerland is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2021)
  • Water management

    84 % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in Switzerland (SDG indicator 6.5.1, 2023) 
  • Transboundary

    90 % of transboundary basin area has an operational arrangement for water cooperation (SDG indicator 6.5.2, 2023)
  • Ecosystems

    0 % of the water basins in Switzerland is experiencing rapid changes in the area covered by surface waters (SDG 6 indicator 6.6.1, 2020)
  • Cooperation

    n/a is the amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Switzerland in 2022 (SDG indicator 6.a.1)
  • Participation

    --- is the number of sub-sectors (out of 6) with a high level of participation by communities in Switzerland (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2021)

Drinking water

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Switzerland, progress over time

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Switzerland, by service level and location (2022)

Sanitation and hygiene

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Switzerland, progress over time

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Switzerland, by service level and location (2022)

6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in Switzerland, by service level and location (2022)

Water quality and wastewater

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in Switzerland (2022), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Switzerland, by source (2015 - 2022)

6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Switzerland (2023), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in Switzerland, total and per capita

Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 1,537 (mm/year) (2020)

Renewable water resources: 6,312 m3 per capita (2017)

Water withdrawal: 250 m3 per capita (2012)

Environmental flow requirements: % of the renewable water resources ()

6.4.2 Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources in Switzerland, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Switzerland, by sector (2020)

Water-use efficiency for ‘Agriculture, forestry and fishing’ only takes into account the proportion of gross value added that comes from irrigated agriculture, since that activity is associated with water withdrawal (other activities are rain-fed).

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Switzerland, progress over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water resources management

6.5.1 Degree of integrated water resources management implementation (0-100) in Switzerland, progress over time, by dimension

Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)

6.5.2 Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation in Switzerland, progress over time, by component

Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)

International cooperation and capacity-building

Annual expenditure for drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in Switzerland, by funding source

Community participation

6.b.1 Procedures in law or policy for participation by users/communities and level of participation in Switzerland

6.b.1 Level of participation by users/communities in Switzerland, progress over time, by sub-sector