Swiss Land Use Statistics: land cover, in hectares

Swiss Land Use Statistics: land cover, in hectares
This dataset presents the periodic status of land cover (NOLC04), by major region, canton, district and municipality, since the start of data collection in 1979.

Details

Observation period
1979-1985, 1992-1997, 2004-2009, 2013-2018, 2020-2025
Periodicity
Irregular
Spatial division
Switzerland, Cantons, Districts, Communes, Major regions
Published by
Federal Statistical Office
Source(s)
Federal Statistical Office
FSO number
DF_AREA_NOLC
Copyright
Federal Statistical Office (Opens in new tab or window)
Terms of Use
OPEN-BY
Open use - Must provide the source
Article type:
Data
Published on:
31.08.2026
Topic:
Territory and environment

Available Languages

Data access

View data online Swiss Stats Explorer

Additional links

API URL with XML data (SDMX) API URL with metadata in XML (SDMX)

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