Unproductive Land Remains Stable In Switzerland

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) The amount of unproductive land in Switzerland has hardly changed in recent decades. Nationwide, it shrank by around 2% between 1985 and 2018, according to figures published by the federal Statistical Office (FSO) on Monday.

This content was published on January 20, 2025 - 11:49 2 minutes Keystone-SDA

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Overall, a quarter of Switzerland's land is considered unproductive, i.e. it is not used for agriculture, forestry or settlement.

Almost half of the unproductive land (45%) is rock and scree. The proportion of unproductive vegetation is around 28%, that of water bodies around 17%.

Just under 10% of the unproductive areas are still covered by glaciers and firn snow.

Glaciers in particular have lost terrain. They have lost a third of their area in 33 years. In the period from 1975 to 1985, glaciers covered around 153,000 hectares. Where the ice melted, mostly vegetation-free areas of scree and rock were left behind.

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