Published on 16 December 2022

Environmental report 2022

The Environment Switzerland report is published every four years by the Federal Council in fulfilment of its statutory mandate to provide information under the Environmental Protection Act (Art. 10f). This latest report, Environment Switzerland 2022, presents an overview of the current state and trends of the environment in Switzerland and of Switzerland’s environmental impact. It assesses the measures taken by the federal government to improve the quality of the environment and identifies areas in which further action is required.

16 December 2022

Environment Switzerland 2022

Report of the Federal Council

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Data according to chapters

0 In brief

A Switzerland’s resource consumption

A1 Fundamental mandate of environmental policy

A2 Switzerland's environmental footprint

A3 Key drivers: mobility, housing, nutrition

A3.1 Mobility

A3.2 Housing

A3.3 Nutrition

B Implementation of environmental policy

B1 Climat

B2 Air

B3 Biodiversity

B4 Water

B5 Forest

B6 Soil

B7 Landscape

B8 Tranquillity

B9 Natural hazards

B10 Major accident risks

B11 Biosafety

B12 Chemicals

B13 Waste and raw materials

B14 Contaminated sites

B15 Electrosmog

Environmental report 2022

Environment Switzerland 2022

Overview of the report of the Federal Council

Data according to chapters

0 In brief

Fig. 1 - Total environmental impact along the supply chains per capita - Download e

Fig. 2 - Environmental impact along the entire supply chain for various sectors

A Switzerland’s resource consumption

Fig. 3 - Main international conventions and agreements ratified by Switzerland - Download e

Fig. 4 - Planetary and social boundaries

Fig 5 - Switzerland's environmental footprints

Fig. 6 - How does Switzerland influence the environment abroad

Fig. 7 - Natural ecosystem services

Fig. 8 - Environmental impact along the entire supply chain for various sectors - Download e

Fig. 9 - Mobility

Fig. 10 - Bicycle sales figures

Fig. 11 - Energy consumption and environmental impact of various modes of transport

Fig. 12 - Housing

Fig. 13 - Dwelling size by building category and living space per capita, 2020

Fig. 14 - Grey energy in new builds

Fig. 15 - Nutrition

Fig. 16 - Development of the most important agro-environmental indicators from 1990 to 2020

Fig. 17 - Food losses by environmental impact and product category, 2017

B Implementation of environmental policy

Fig. 18 - Greenhouse gas emissions

Fig. 19 - Change in annual mean temperature in Switzerland

Fig. 20 - International comparison of CO2 emissions embodied in final demand, 2019

Fig. 21 - Air pollutant emissions

Fig. 22 - Air quality improvement

Fig. 23 - Concentrations of particulate matter, 2018

Fig. 24 - Red List Index

Fig. 25 - Diversity of species communities in meadows and pastures

Fig. 26 - Change in marshes water supply - Download e

Fig. 27 - Micropollutants in watercourses, 2020

Fig. 28 - Chlorothalonil metabolites in groundwater

Fig. 29 - Progress with hydropower remediation work, 2018

Fig. 30 - Forest services

Fig. 31 - Structural diversity in Switzerland's forests

Fig. 32 - Sealed area

Fig. 33 - Limits to subsequent soil uses

Fig. 34 - Landscape fragmentation

Fig. 35 - Perceived changes in the landscape by commune type

Fig. 36 - Noise pollution from transport

Fig. 37 - External costs of transport noise

Fig. 38 - Access to quiet areas in Europe, 2019

Fig. 39 - Places with damage

Fig. 40 - Potential impact on resident population

Fig. 41 - Establishments with no potential for serious harm or damage

Fig. 42 - GM plants found along railway lines

Fig. 43 - Consumption of partially halogenated hydrofluorocarbons in Switzerland

Fig. 44 - Swiss waste management (2020 volumes)

Fig. 45 - Municipal solid waste

Fig. 46 - Status of remediation of contaminated sites

Fig. 47 - Volume of mobile telecommunications data