Switzerland vs Togo: Forest area
Switzerland
1.27 million hectares
in 2025
Togo
1.22 million hectares
in 2025
Switzerland rank
118th
Togo rank
121st
Forest area over time
- Switzerland
- Togo
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1.27 million hectares against 1.22 million hectares in Togo, a difference of 42,560 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Togo ahead.
Switzerland ranks 118th and Togo ranks 121st of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 2 and Togo in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.17 million hectares | 1.28 million hectares | 112,034 hectares | Togo |
| 2000s | 1.21 million hectares | 1.26 million hectares | 41,621 hectares | Togo |
| 2010s | 1.25 million hectares | 1.23 million hectares | 20,790 hectares | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 1.26 million hectares | 1.22 million hectares | 45,580 hectares | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Switzerland or Togo?
- Switzerland, at 1.27 million hectares against 1.22 million hectares in Togo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Switzerland and Togo?
- 42,560 hectares, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Togo?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Switzerland and Togo rank globally for forest area?
- Switzerland ranks 118th and Togo ranks 121st 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.