Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Switzerland
Switzerland: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 32.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Switzerland, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Switzerland stood at 32.1%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Switzerland peaked at 32.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 29.2%, in 1990.
That places Switzerland 106th out of 219 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.2% | — |
| 2000 | 30.3% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 31.2% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 31.6% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 31.8% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 32.1% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.2% | 29.2% | 29.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 30.3% | 30.3% | 30.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 31.4% | 31.2% | 31.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 32.0% | 31.8% | 32.1% | 2 |
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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -3.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0576 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -8.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Switzerland?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Switzerland was 32.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 32.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.2% in 1990.
- How does Switzerland rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Switzerland ranks 106th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 6 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).