Eritrea vs Switzerland: Forest area
Eritrea
1.44 million hectares
in 2025
Switzerland
1.27 million hectares
in 2025
Eritrea rank
116th
Switzerland rank
118th
Forest area over time
- Eritrea
- Switzerland
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 1.44 million hectares against 1.27 million hectares in Switzerland, a difference of 175,000 hectares.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.
Eritrea ranks 116th and Switzerland ranks 118th of 235 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.62 million hectares | 1.17 million hectares | 451,694 hectares | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 1.56 million hectares | 1.21 million hectares | 351,082 hectares | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 1.50 million hectares | 1.25 million hectares | 258,472 hectares | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 1.46 million hectares | 1.26 million hectares | 194,530 hectares | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Eritrea or Switzerland?
- Eritrea, at 1.44 million hectares against 1.27 million hectares in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Eritrea and Switzerland?
- 175,000 hectares, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Switzerland?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Switzerland rank globally for forest area?
- Eritrea ranks 116th and Switzerland ranks 118th of 235 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.