Report "Environment Switzerland 2011" Press release Published on 13.07.2011 Published by: Federal Statistical Office, Federal Office for the Environment Theme Territory and environment Documents and files Press release (1) Press release13.07.2011 «Environment Switzerland 2011» report Switzerland's environmental situation: successes and challenges pdf Details Publication (1) Publication13.07.2011 Environment Switzerland 2011 FSO-No: 319.411.e pdf Details Tables (77) Table13.07.2011 G1 Resource consumption Observation period: 1990-2008 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G1.1 Material productivity, total material requirement and gross domestic product Observation period: 1990-2008 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G1.2 Imports by degree of processing of goods Observation period: 1990-2008 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G1.3 Environmental impact of the entire internet service in Switzerland Observation period: 2008 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G10 Exceedance of ambient air quality standards established by the Ordinance on Air Pollution Control Observation period: 2010 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G11 Air pollutant emissions Observation period: 1900-2005 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G11.1 Landscape fragmentation Observation period: 1980-2007 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G11.2 Percentage of infrastructure-free areas Observation period: 2009 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G11.3 Areas with nocturnal darkness Observation period: 1994-2003 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G12 Annual mean temperature in Switzerland Observation period: 1900-2010 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G12.1 Numbers of species in different habitats Observation period: 2004-2008 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G12.2 Habitats: alluvial zones, mires, dry meadows and pastures Observation period: 1900-2010 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G13 Greenhouse gas emissions Observation period: 1990-2009 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G13.1 Net carbon sink effect of forests Observation period: 1990-2008 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G14 Groundwater quality: exceedance of the limits prescribed by the Waters Protection Ordinance Observation period: 2009 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G14.1 Floods: total for 14 Swiss catchments Observation period: 1500-1992 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G15 Phosphorous levels in lake water Observation period: 1980-2010 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G16 Level of coverage of public expenditure on sewage treatment Observation period: 1990-2008 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G16.1 Number of people exposed to noise pollution according to different threshold values and types of noise Observation period: 2009 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G16.2 External costs of traffic noise Observation period: 2000-2005 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G16.3 Road traffic noise: cost of remedial measures Observation period: 2008 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G17.1 Respiratory symptoms with unchanged and reduced particulate matter exposure Observation period: 1991-2002 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G19 Forest reserves Observation period: 2007 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G2.1 Gross energy consumption, total energy use and final energy consumption Observation period: 2009 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G2.2 Gross domestic product, energy intensity and energy consumption Observation period: 1990-2009 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G2.3 Share of renewables in final energy consumption Observation period: 2009 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G2.4 Cost-covering remuneration for feed-in to the electricity grid (CRF) Observation period: 2010 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G20 Urban sprawl Observation period: 1935-2002 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G21 Net public expenditure on nature conservation Observation period: 1990-2008 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G22 Breeding bird populations Observation period: 1990-2009 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G24 Cost of storm damage in Switzerland Observation period: 1972-2009 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G25 Status of natural hazard mapping Observation period: 2010 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G26 Facilities covered by the Major Accidents Ordinance Observation period: 1996-2009 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G27 Number of people exposed to noise impacts in excess of the exposure limits Observation period: 2009 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G3 Proportion of the substances on the OECD HPV chemicals list that have already been assessed Observation period: 1993-2009 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G3.1 Transport volumes Observation period: 1990-2008 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G3.2 CO2 emissions generated by transport Observation period: 2009 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G3.3 Passenger cars, by emissions categories (Euro standards) Observation period: 2005-2009 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G3.4 Regional differences in the choice of means of transport Observation period: 2005 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G4 Imports of ozone-depleting substances Observation period: 1989-2008 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G4.1 Changes in contributions of economic sectors to gross domestic product over time Observation period: 1990-2009 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G4.2 Greenhouse gas efficiency of the economy Observation period: 1990-2005 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G4.3 Remediation of contaminated sites: site types and treatment processes Observation period: 2005 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G4.4 Imports and exports of hazardous waste Observation period: 2009 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G5 Ozone layer over Switzerland Observation period: 1950-2009 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G5.1 Gross domestic product, population and household expenditure Observation period: 1990-2009 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G5.2 Household final energy and water consumption Observation period: 1990-2009 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G5.4 Artificial snowmaking Observation period: 1990-2010 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G6 Milestones in contaminated site treatment Observation period: 2006-2025 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G6.1 Ecological compensation areas Observation period: 1993-2008 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G6.2 Nitrogen and phosphorous surpluses Observation period: 1990-2008 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G7 Municipal solid waste Observation period: 1970-2009 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G7.1 Exceedences of the ambient air quality standard for ozone Observation period: 1991-2010 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G7.2 Annual mean values for particulate matter (PM10) Observation period: 1986-2010 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G8 Disposal of hazardous waste Observation period: 1992-2008 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G8.1 Mean annual precipitation in Switzerland Observation period: 1900-2010 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G8.2 Maximum number of successive dry days per year Observation period: 1970-2010 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G8.3 Switzerland's greenhouse gas emissions Observation period: 1990-2009 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G9 Mobile telecommunication in Switzerland Observation period: 1993-2009 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G9.1 Ecomorphological state of watercourses Observation period: 2006 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G9.2 Water temperature in the Rhine Observation period: 1950-2009 xls Details Table13.07.2011 G9.3 Average Rhine runoff Observation period: 1900-2005 xls Details Table13.07.2011 GIII.10 Development of particulate matter (PM10) emissions Observation period: 1990-2008 xls Details Table13.07.2011 GIII.13 Development of greenhouse gas emissions Observation period: 1990-2008 xls Details Table13.07.2011 GIII.19 Organic farming Observation period: 2007 xls Details Table13.07.2011 GIII.2 Gross domestic product (GDP) Observation period: 2009 xls Details Table13.07.2011 GIII.3 Domestic material consumption (DMC) Observation period: 2007 xls Details Table13.07.2011 GIII.4 Renewable energy Observation period: 2008 xls Details Table13.07.2011 GIII.5 Nuclear power Observation period: 2008 xls Details Table13.07.2011 GIII.6 Passenger cars Observation period: 2006 xls Details Table13.07.2011 GIII.7 Average CO2 emissions from new passenger cars Observation period: 2009 xls Details Table13.07.2011 GIII.8 Environmental tax revenues as a share of total revenues from taxes and social contributions Observation period: 2008 xls Details Table13.07.2011 GIII.9 Municipal solid waste Observation period: 2008 xls Details Table13.07.2011 M5.1 Percentage of the population subject to volume or weight-based waste disposal fees Observation period: 2006 xls Details Table13.07.2011 M6.1 Percentage of utilisable agricultural area farmed organically Observation period: 2009 xls Details Table13.07.2011 MIII.1 Gross energy consumption Observation period: 2008 xls Details Table13.07.2011 MIII.2 Greenhouse gas emissions in CO2 equivalents Observation period: 2008 xls Details