Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Switzerland
Switzerland: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 160,420 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Switzerland, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Switzerland stood at 160,420 hectares.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Switzerland peaked at 182,430 hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 157,690 hectares, in 2015.
That places Switzerland 87th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 177,651 hectares | 172,872 hectares | 182,430 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 166,779 hectares | 161,748 hectares | 171,810 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 158,844 hectares | 157,690 hectares | 160,630 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 159,735 hectares | 159,050 hectares | 160,420 hectares | 6 |
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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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Switzerland?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Switzerland was 160,420 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 182,430 hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 157,690 hectares in 2015.
- How does Switzerland rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Switzerland ranks 87th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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