Switzerland vs Yemen: Planted Forest — Area

Switzerland
160.42 1000 ha
in 2025
Yemen
164.7 1000 ha
in 2025
Switzerland rank
93rd
Yemen rank
92nd

Planted Forest — Area over time

  • Switzerland
  • Yemen
050100150200199020072025

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 164.7 1000 ha against 160.42 1000 ha in Switzerland, a difference of 4.28 1000 ha.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Switzerland ahead.

Switzerland ranks 93rd and Yemen ranks 92nd of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Switzerland Yemen Difference Ahead
1990s 177.65 1000 ha 164.7 1000 ha 12.95 1000 ha Switzerland
2000s 166.78 1000 ha 164.7 1000 ha 2.08 1000 ha Switzerland
2010s 158.84 1000 ha 164.7 1000 ha 5.86 1000 ha Yemen
2020s 159.73 1000 ha 164.7 1000 ha 4.97 1000 ha Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher planted forest — area, Switzerland or Yemen?
Yemen, at 164.7 1000 ha against 160.42 1000 ha in Switzerland as of 2025.
What is the difference in planted forest — area between Switzerland and Yemen?
4.28 1000 ha, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Yemen?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Switzerland and Yemen rank globally for planted forest — area?
Switzerland ranks 93rd and Yemen ranks 92nd of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Planted Forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Planted Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,796 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.