Forest area in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Forest area was 5,980 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Liechtenstein, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Liechtenstein recorded 5,980 hectares for forest area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Liechtenstein peaked at 5,980 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5,200 hectares, in 1990.
Liechtenstein ranks 201st of 235 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,281 hectares | 5,200 hectares | 5,362 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,456 hectares | 5,380 hectares | 5,533 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,550 hectares | 5,550 hectares | 5,550 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,765 hectares | 5,550 hectares | 5,980 hectares | 6 |
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More environment data for Liechtenstein
- Aquaculture production 0 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 0 metric tons (2024)
- Total fisheries production 0 metric tons (2024)
- Arable land use per person 0.0434 hectares per person (2023)
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 86 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 1.4% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 1.4% (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 86 hectares (2025)
- Emissions of air pollutants 0.8413 tonnes (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Liechtenstein?
- Forest area in Liechtenstein was 5,980 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 5,980 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,200 hectares in 1990.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for forest area?
- Liechtenstein ranks 201st out of 235 regions with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liechtenstein 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 Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.