Slovenia vs Switzerland: Forest area
Slovenia
1.24 million hectares
in 2025
Switzerland
1.27 million hectares
in 2025
Slovenia rank
120th
Switzerland rank
118th
Forest area over time
- Slovenia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1.27 million hectares against 1.24 million hectares in Slovenia, a difference of 23,470 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Slovenia ahead.
Slovenia ranks 120th and Switzerland ranks 118th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Slovenia averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Slovenia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.21 million hectares | 1.17 million hectares | 35,544 hectares | Slovenia |
| 2000s | 1.24 million hectares | 1.21 million hectares | 25,777 hectares | Slovenia |
| 2010s | 1.25 million hectares | 1.25 million hectares | 528 hectares | Slovenia |
| 2020s | 1.24 million hectares | 1.26 million hectares | 18,750 hectares | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Slovenia or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 1.27 million hectares against 1.24 million hectares in Slovenia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Slovenia and Switzerland?
- 23,470 hectares, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Slovenia and Switzerland?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Slovenia and Switzerland rank globally for forest area?
- Slovenia ranks 120th 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.