Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Switzerland
Switzerland: Forest area certified under an independently verified certification was 552.69 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Switzerland, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Switzerland is 552.69, 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 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1990.
Switzerland ranks 51st of 266 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 136.69 | — |
| 2005 | 492.74 | +260.5% |
| 2010 | 528.23 | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 602.9 | +14.1% |
| 2016 | 606.35 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 613.34 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 606.24 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 590.82 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 591.99 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 586.46 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 554.26 | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 556.54 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 552.69 | -0.7% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 552.69 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 306.36, 1.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest area certified under an independently verified certification 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +260.5% | 136.69 | 492.74 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 314.72 | 136.69 | 492.74 | 2 |
| 2010s | 591.31 | 528.23 | 613.34 | 6 |
| 2020s | 568.39 | 552.69 | 591.99 | 5 |
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 11.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2741 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0914 % change on previous year (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 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 in 2017.
- What is the lowest forest area certified under an independently verified certification recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1990.
- How does Switzerland rank for forest area certified under an independently verified certification?
- Switzerland ranks 51st out of 266 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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