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Business Distribution by Industry in Kippel

Industry DescriptionNumber of Establishments
Other accommodation10

Kippel Facts

Area13.8 km²
Population287
Male Population144 (50.2%)
Female Population143 (49.8%)
Median Age45.3 years (Male: 44.1, Female: 46.5)
GDP per capita (PPP)$44,614 (2022)
Local Time
TimezoneCentral European Summer Time
Lat & Lng46.39908, 7.77174

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Kippel Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population00011287282277
Population Density0 / km²0 / km²0 / km²0.8 / km²20.9 / km²20.5 / km²20.1 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kippel Median Age

Median Age: 45.3 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Kippel45.3 yrs46.5 yrs44.1 yrs
Valais41.1 yrs42.1 yrs40.2 yrs
Switzerland41.4 yrs42.3 yrs40.5 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Kippel Population Density

Population Density: 20.9 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Kippel28713.8 km²20.9 / km²
Valais340,4685,223.3 km²65.2 / km²
Switzerland8.3 million41,281.4 km²200 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kippel Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1975 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Kippel

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Kippel Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data19901995200020052010201520202022
GDP per capita$36,288$35,875$38,013$37,188$35,486$34,169$39,731$44,614
Total GDP$28.7M$29.7M$31.6M$31.5M$31.5M$31.9M$37.8M$42.6M
Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Kippel CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Kippel3,212 tn11.19 tn233.6 tons/km²
Valais3,785,473 tn11.12 tn724.7 tons/km²
Switzerland96,432,235 tn11.67 tn2,336 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Kippel CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)3,212 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita11.19 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)233.6 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
FloodHigh (8)
EarthquakeMedium (4)
LandslideMedium (7)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
  3. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
  4. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
10/24/162:44 PM4.415.2 km5,760 m6km NW of Leukerbad, Switzerlandusgs.gov
1/8/1111:32 PM316.1 km4,700 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
1/8/118:48 PM3.422.4 km6,600 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
4/4/109:16 PM3.663.6 km7,100 mnorthern Italyusgs.gov
10/23/086:04 PM370.8 km5,000 mnorthern Italyusgs.gov
6/17/087:48 PM3.535.3 km4,800 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
4/1/0712:22 AM361.6 km2,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
11/8/062:19 PM324.9 km0 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
3/18/0610:49 PM329.7 km3,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
11/20/052:59 AM3.380 km14,900 mnorthern Italyusgs.gov

Kippel

Kippel is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

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