Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Switzerland
Switzerland: Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals was 9.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Switzerland, 2000–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Switzerland is 9.2%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Switzerland peaked at 9.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2000.
That places Switzerland 147th out of 180 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.0% | — |
| 2001 | 2.3% | +18.7% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | +15.9% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | +15.8% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | +14.2% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | +13.0% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 6.1% | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 8.0% | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 9.3% | +16.6% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9% | 2.0% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 6.7% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 9.2% | 9.3% | 3 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Switzerland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 739.83 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.8806 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1427 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Switzerland?
- Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Switzerland was 9.2% in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2000.
- How does Switzerland rank for agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals?
- Switzerland ranks 147th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals 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, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Agricultural water withdrawals as a percentage of total water withdrawals (which is the sum of water used for agriculture, industry and domestic purposes). Agricultural water is defined as the annual quantity of self-supplied water withdrawn for irrigation, livestock and aquaculture purposes.