Swiss Land Use Statistics: land cover, in hectares

This dataset presents the periodic status of land cover (NOLC04) since the start of data collection in 1979, by major region, canton, district and commune

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field Value
Identifier 36208539@bundesamt-fur-statistik-bfs
Title for URL of the dataset arealstatistik-bodenbedeckung-in-hektar
Schedule the publication of the dataset -
Issued date November 14, 2025
Modification date -
Conforms to -
Update interval Annual
Temporal coverage
  • January 1, 1979 - January 1, 1986
  • January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2026
  • January 1, 1992 - January 1, 1998
  • January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2019
  • January 1, 2004 - January 1, 2010
Publisher Information BFS/OFS
Contact points info@bfs.admin.ch
Languages
  • English
  • German
  • French
  • Italian
URL https://www.bfs.admin.ch/asset/de/DF_AREA_NOLC
Relation Legal basis
Spatial Bezirke
Related datasets -
Documentation -
Keywords
Terms of use https://opendata.swiss/terms-of-use#terms_by_ask
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