Italy vs Switzerland: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
Italy
0.1%
in 2025
Switzerland
0.1%
in 2025
Italy rank
53rd
Switzerland rank
51st
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area over time
- Italy
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Italy, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 53rd and Switzerland ranks 51st of 228 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.6% | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.5% | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area as a share of forest area, Italy or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area as a share of forest area between Italy and Switzerland?
- 0.0%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Switzerland?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Switzerland rank globally for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Italy ranks 53rd and Switzerland ranks 51st of 228 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 change in forest area as a share of forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.