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Seltisberg is a municipality in the Bezirk Liestal, situated on a plateau at an elevation of 495 meters above sea level. It covers a total surface area of 356 hectares. Table 2 summarizes the key features of the municipality, and figure 1 shows the municipality on the map.

The history of Seltisberg is summarized as follows: Seltisberg is a municipality located in the Liestal district of the Basel-Landschaft canton in Switzerland, situated on a plateau at an elevation of 491 meters. The municipality covers an area of 356 hectares, with 132 hectares designated as forest as of 2014/15. It is bordered by neighboring municipalities including Liestal, Bubendorf, Lupsingen, and Nuglar-St. Pantaleon. The local government consists of a council made up of five voting members, with Tobias Grieder serving as the municipality president for the term 2024–2028. More details can be found on its Wikipedia page.

In 2025, Seltisberg had a population of 1,362. Of these, 1,211 were Swiss citizens and 122 were foreigners, representing a foreign population proportion of 9.15 percent. The age structure shows 251 young people aged 0-17, 740 in the working-age population of 18-65, and 371 older adults over 65. The gender ratio is nearly balanced, with 695 women and 667 men. In terms of total population, Seltisberg ranks 44th among the 86 municipalities in the canton. Table 2 shows the population by age groups since 2005.

The total surface area of 356 hectares is divided into 16.7 percent settlement area, 46.3 percent agricultural area, and 37.0 percent forest.

The municipality's tax revenue ranks 36th in the canton. The tax revenue per adult capita and the municipal tax multiplier, along with their respective ranks among the 86 municipalities, are detailed in the accompanying tables.

In 2022, the municipality's energy consumption was led by heating oil at 4,646.86 MWh, followed by electricity at 4,050.16 MWh, ambient heat at 3,369.97 MWh, wood at 2,648.19 MWh, photovoltaics at 706.08 MWh, and thermal solar energy at 165.40 MWh. Electricity is a good energy carrier for comparison, since it is used in all communities, while others, such as natural gas, depend on the presence of a network. The electricity consumption per capita was 3.1 MWh, ranking Seltisberg 56th in the canton, placing it in the middle range. Very low or very high per capita consumption can be caused by the presence or absence of industrial activity, leading to higher electricity consumption.

In 2026, the municipality's vehicle stock consisted of 775 passenger cars and delivery vans. Of these, 603 were powered by combustion engines, mainly petrol or diesel, and 172 were electric vehicles, resulting in an electric vehicle ratio of 22.2 percent. This data is presented in table 3.

In 2024, the municipality recycled significant amounts of waste across several categories. For green waste, 188 kg per capita was recycled, ranking 7th in the canton. For plastics, 5 kg per capita was recycled, ranking 4th. For other metals, 15 kg per capita was recycled, ranking 7th. For glass, 26 kg per capita was recycled, ranking 33rd. For household and bulky waste, 128 kg per capita was collected, ranking 55th. For paper and cardboard, 14 kg per capita was recycled, ranking 64th. For tinplate and aluminum, 0 kg per capita was recorded, ranking 82nd. With two categories ranked within the top 10 in the canton, Seltisberg is overall among the leading municipalities in recycling performance. Refer to Table 4 for total recycled waste, recycled waste per capita, and the corresponding canton-wide comparison values.