Agricultural water withdrawals vs. GDP per capita in Switzerland
Switzerland: Agricultural water withdrawals vs. GDP per capita was 9.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Agricultural water withdrawals vs. GDP per capita 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
In 2022, agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita in Switzerland stood at 9.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita in Switzerland peaked at 9.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2000.
Switzerland ranks 147th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Agricultural water withdrawals vs. GDP per capita 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 withdrawals vs. gdp per capita in Switzerland?
- Agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita 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 withdrawals vs. gdp per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2000.
- How does Switzerland rank for agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 147th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita 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 withdrawals vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total water withdrawals used in agriculture versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.