Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Switzerland
Switzerland: Forest area certified under an independently verified certification was 552.69 ha th in 2024. β² Rising
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Switzerland, 1990β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Switzerland is 552.69 ha th, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Switzerland peaked at 613.34 ha th in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 ha th, in 1990.
Switzerland ranks 45th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 ha th | 0 ha th | 0 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 314.72 ha th | 136.69 ha th | 492.74 ha th | 2 |
| 2010s | 591.31 ha th | 528.23 ha th | 613.34 ha th | 6 |
| 2020s | 568.39 ha th | 552.69 ha th | 591.99 ha th | 5 |
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More environment data for Switzerland
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.458 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.33 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 1.13 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 1.20 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 27,353 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 4,008 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 351,039 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 394,174 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 339,356 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Switzerland?
- Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Switzerland was 552.69 ha th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area certified under an independently verified certification recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 613.34 ha th in 2017.
- What is the lowest forest area certified under an independently verified certification recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha th in 1990.
- How does Switzerland rank for forest area certified under an independently verified certification?
- Switzerland ranks 45th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest area certified under an independently verified certification rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. 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 certified under an independently verified certification scheme (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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