Ireland vs Switzerland: Annual deforestation

Ireland
500 hectares per year
in 2020
Switzerland
1,050 hectares per year
in 2020
Ireland rank
69th
Switzerland rank
66th

Annual deforestation over time

  • Ireland
  • Switzerland
5001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k199020052020

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 1,050 hectares per year against 500 hectares per year in Ireland, a difference of 550 hectares per year.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 2.1 times Ireland's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 69th and Switzerland ranks 66th of 112 regions.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual deforestation
Unit
hectares per year
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
112 places, 560 data points, 1990–2020
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