Cyprus vs Switzerland: Annual afforestation
Cyprus
30 hectares per year
in 2020
Switzerland
20 hectares per year
in 2020
Cyprus rank
61st
Switzerland rank
63rd
Annual afforestation over time
- Cyprus
- Switzerland
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 30 hectares per year against 20 hectares per year in Switzerland, a difference of 10 hectares per year.
That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.5 times Switzerland's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Cyprus has been ahead every year.
Cyprus ranks 61st and Switzerland ranks 63rd of 106 countries.
Cyprus has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 260 hectares per year | 70 hectares per year | 190 hectares per year | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 210 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 210 hectares per year | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 90 hectares per year | 10 hectares per year | 80 hectares per year | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 30 hectares per year | 20 hectares per year | 10 hectares per year | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual afforestation, Cyprus or Switzerland?
- Cyprus, at 30 hectares per year against 20 hectares per year in Switzerland as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual afforestation between Cyprus and Switzerland?
- 10 hectares per year, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Switzerland?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Cyprus and Switzerland rank globally for annual afforestation?
- Cyprus ranks 61st and Switzerland ranks 63rd of 106 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual afforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.