Switzerland Water


Water Precipitation in Switzerland

Water Precipitation in depth
1,537 mm/year
Long-term average annual precipitation in depth (mm/year 2017)
Water precipitation in volume
63.5 billion m³/year
Long-term average annual precipitation in volume (billion m³/year 2017)

Water Resources in Switzerland

Renewable Water Resources
54 billion m³/year
Total Renewable Water Resources (2017)
Water Resources per Capita
6,312 m³/person/year
Renewable Water per Inhabitant (2017)
Water
Dependency
24.5%
Water from outside the country (2017)



Water Use in Switzerland

Total, by Sector, and by Year

Notes: Years with missing data left empty.
Water use can include water used and then returned to its source (renewable resource).



Access to safe drinking water

The entire (100%) population of Switzerland has access to a safe-drinking water source.

See also

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