Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Switzerland
Switzerland: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area was 0.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Switzerland, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.1% for annual deforestation as a share of forest area in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Switzerland peaked at 0.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2020.
Switzerland ranks 55th of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 52 New Zealand 0.1% compare
- 53 Papua New Guinea 0.1% compare
- 54 Czechia 0.1% compare
- 56 Uzbekistan 0.1% compare
- 57 Mauritius 0.1% compare
- 58 Jamaica 0.1% compare
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 deforestation as a share of forest area in Switzerland?
- Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Switzerland was 0.1% 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 deforestation as a share of forest area recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation as a share of forest area recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2020.
- How does Switzerland rank for annual deforestation as a share of forest area?
- Switzerland ranks 55th out of 105 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual deforestation as a share of forest area rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 deforestation as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual deforestation as share of forest area represents the yearly percentage of forest area lost due to deforestation relative to the total forest area.