Annual afforestation in Switzerland
Switzerland: Annual afforestation was 20 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual afforestation in Switzerland, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
In 2020, annual afforestation in Switzerland stood at 20 hectares per year.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over five years.
Over the whole period, annual afforestation in Switzerland peaked at 70 hectares per year in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per year, in 2000.
Switzerland ranks 63rd of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Annual afforestation in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 70 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 0 hectares per year | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0 hectares per year | — |
| 2015 | 20 hectares per year | — |
| 2020 | 20 hectares per year | +0.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 20 hectares per year is below the median for high income countries, which is 425 hectares per year, 5% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 20 hectares per year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 920 hectares per year, 2% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70 hectares per year | 70 hectares per year | 70 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 10 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 20 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 20 hectares per year | 20 hectares per year | 20 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More environment data for Switzerland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2925 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.4333 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.458 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.33 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2741 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0914 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual afforestation in Switzerland?
- Annual afforestation in Switzerland was 20 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual afforestation recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 70 hectares per year in 1990.
- What is the lowest annual afforestation recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per year in 2000.
- How does Switzerland rank for annual afforestation?
- Switzerland ranks 63rd out of 106 countries with data for 2020.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual afforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.