Latvia vs Switzerland: Annual deforestation

Latvia
580 hectares per year
in 2020
Switzerland
1,050 hectares per year
in 2020
Latvia rank
68th
Switzerland rank
66th

Annual deforestation over time

  • Latvia
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 1,050 hectares per year against 580 hectares per year in Latvia, a difference of 470 hectares per year.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.8 times Latvia's.

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

Latvia ranks 68th and Switzerland ranks 66th of 112 countries.

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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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