Italy vs Switzerland: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita
Italy
0.1%
in 2025
Switzerland
0.1%
in 2025
Italy rank
52nd
Switzerland rank
50th
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 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 52nd and Switzerland ranks 50th of 227 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 vs. gdp per capita, 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 vs. gdp per capita 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 vs. gdp per capita?
- Italy ranks 52nd and Switzerland ranks 50th of 227 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 vs. GDP per capita. 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.