| Group / Class | Area 2015 in hectare | Area 2018 in hectare | Net change1 in hectare | Net change1 in % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1: The purpose of showing net changes is to cover real changes. This is why changes below a specific threshold (referring to the area and compactness) are not explicitly shown and are interpreted as technical inaccuracy of geodata analysis. | ||||
| Natural or extensively used grassland | 265,688 | 265,430 | -610 | -0.2 |
| Heathland | 73,384 | 74,064 | -76 | -0.1 |
| Alpine meadows | 62,007 | 61,864 | -109 | -0.2 |
| Other natural or extensively used grassland | 130,298 | 129,503 | -425 | -0.3 |
| Wetlands | 180,510 | 181,588 | 1,033 | 0.6 |
| Marshes | 68,491 | 69,261 | 766 | 1.1 |
| Peatbogs with active cutting | 16,930 | 16,953 | -1 | 0.0 |
| Natural or renaturalized peatbogs | 41,582 | 41,882 | 249 | 0.6 |
| Natural or renaturalized fens | 27,843 | 27,851 | 12 | 0.0 |
| Salt marshes | 25,664 | 25,641 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Sparsely or non-vegetated areas | 77,318 | 76,799 | 537 | 0.7 |
| (Artificial) sand or pebble beaches, inhomogeneous coast | 4,393 | 4,492 | 114 | 2.6 |
| Coastal dunes | 15,043 | 14,215 | 73 | 0.5 |
| Inland sand, soil or rock surfaces | 4,850 | 4,694 | -124 | -2.6 |
| Screes | 3,196 | 3,198 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Natural bare rock | 10,302 | 10,435 | 134 | 1.3 |
| Glaciers and perpetual snow | 108 | 108 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Montane and subalpine heath or shrubland | 19,482 | 19,424 | -49 | -0.2 |
| Other sparsely or vegetated areas | 19,944 | 20,233 | 387 | 1.9 |
As at 31 May 2022