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.
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
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 42.99 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.77 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 4.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2549 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.29 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0203 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 5.94 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0476 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0228 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.2474 Mt CO2e (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.