Annual forest expansion in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Annual forest expansion was 400 hectares per year in 2020. ▲ Rising
Annual forest expansion in Liechtenstein, 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 forest expansion in Liechtenstein stood at 400 hectares per year. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 90.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual forest expansion in Liechtenstein peaked at 400 hectares per year in 2020 and was at its lowest, 100 hectares per year, in 1990.
Liechtenstein ranks 64th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Annual forest expansion in Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 210 hectares per year | +110.0% |
| 2010 | 210 hectares per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 210 hectares per year | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 400 hectares per year | +90.5% |
Liechtenstein compared with similar countries
- Liechtenstein's 400 hectares per year is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,880 hectares per year, 14% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Liechtenstein's 400 hectares per year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5,130 hectares per year, 8% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100 hectares per year | 100 hectares per year | 100 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 210 hectares per year | 210 hectares per year | 210 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 210 hectares per year | 210 hectares per year | 210 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 400 hectares per year | 400 hectares per year | 400 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Liechtenstein
More environment data for Liechtenstein
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.7508 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.1032 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 2.28 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 3,523 m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 0.1669 % (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 1,422 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 664 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 2,086 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual forest expansion in Liechtenstein?
- Annual forest expansion in Liechtenstein was 400 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 forest expansion recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 400 hectares per year in 2020.
- What is the lowest annual forest expansion recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 hectares per year in 1990.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for annual forest expansion?
- Liechtenstein ranks 64th out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual forest expansion rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liechtenstein 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 forest expansion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest expansion is the sum of afforestation (the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding) and natural forest expansion (expansion of forests through natural succession on land that, until then, was under another land use).