Climate | We have temperate, but varies with altitude; cold, cloudy, rainy/snowy winters; cool to warm, cloudy, humid summers with occasional showers |
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Revenue from forest resources | |
Revenue from coal | |
Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 6.08 million tons (2024 est.) |
Total renewable water resources | 53.5 billion cubic meters (2022 est.) |
Major rivers (by length in km) | |
Total water withdrawal | |
Municipal | 930 million cubic meters (2022) |
Industrial | 642.7 million cubic meters (2022 est.) |
Agricultural | 160.1 million cubic meters (2022 est.) |
Land Use | |
Agricultural land | 37.9% (2022 est.) |
Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 10% (2022 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 0.6% (2022 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 27.2% (2022 est.) |
Forest | 32.3% (2022 est.) |
Other | 29.8% (2022 est.) |
Urbanization | |
Urban population | 74.2% of total population (2023) |
Rate of urbanization | 0.79% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
Major urban areas (Pop) | 1.432 million Zurich, 441,000 BERN (capital) (2023). |
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