°Transformation of the countryside




















Transformation of "small structures" and stream courses





Hedges (m) Stream courses (m) Single trees and groups of trees (number) Fruit trees (number)

1972–83 33000 -77000 730 -54780

1978–89 55000 -72000 6240 -39770

1984–95 156000 0 11418 -99671

1989–03 62000 34000 9637 -66695






























Transformation of the countryside in hectares





Forests Bushes Lakes, ponds Marshes

1972–83 1700 156 20 -13

1978–89 750 75 18 -14

1984–95 1960 159 49 78

1989–03 1339 574 89 179






























Dissection of the countryside: average size of a non-dissected area in km2





Switzerland Jura Central Plain North of Alps Central Alps South of Alps
1935 332 40 20 644 617 608
1960 289 28 17 565 497 596
1980 200 23 12 406 325 391
2002 176 19 11 368 250 382