Change forest area share total in Switzerland
Switzerland: Change forest area share total was 0.1446 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Change forest area share total in Switzerland, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, change forest area share total in Switzerland stood at 0.1446. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Switzerland peaked at 0.3686 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.1446, in 2025.
Switzerland ranks 51st of 228 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Change forest area share total in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.3686 | — |
| 1992 | 0.3673 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3659 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3646 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3633 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.362 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3607 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3594 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3581 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3568 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3212 | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3201 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3191 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3181 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3171 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3161 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3151 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3141 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3131 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3121 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2259 | -27.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2254 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2249 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2244 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2239 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1465 | -34.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1463 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1461 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1459 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1456 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1454 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1452 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.145 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1448 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.1446 | -0.1% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.1446 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0714, 2.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest area share total in Switzerland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -34.6% | 0.2239 | 0.1465 |
| 2011 | -27.6% | 0.3121 | 0.2259 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3633 | 0.3581 | 0.3686 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.3211 | 0.3131 | 0.3568 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2021 | 0.1459 | 0.3121 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1451 | 0.1446 | 0.1456 | 6 |
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More environment data for Switzerland
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.2262 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1174 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 27.08 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0.7215 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest area share total in Switzerland?
- Change forest area share total in Switzerland was 0.1446 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3686 in 1991.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1446 in 2025.
- How does Switzerland rank for change forest area share total?
- Switzerland ranks 51st out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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