Forest land — Area in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Forest land — Area was 5.98 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Area in Liechtenstein, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Liechtenstein recorded 5.98 1000 ha for forest land — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Liechtenstein peaked at 5.98 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.2 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Liechtenstein 223rd out of 249 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Area in Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.2 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 5.22 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 5.24 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 5.25 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 5.27 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 5.29 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 5.31 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 5.33 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 5.34 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 5.36 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 5.38 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 5.4 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 5.41 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 5.43 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 5.45 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 5.47 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 5.48 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 5.5 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 5.52 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 5.53 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 5.55 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 5.55 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5.55 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5.55 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.55 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.55 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.55 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.55 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.55 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.55 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.55 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5.64 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 5.72 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 5.81 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 5.89 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 5.98 1000 ha | +1.5% |
Liechtenstein compared with similar countries
- Liechtenstein's 5.98 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 576.21 1000 ha, 1% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Liechtenstein's 5.98 1000 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,216 1000 ha, 0% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.28 1000 ha | 5.2 1000 ha | 5.36 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.46 1000 ha | 5.38 1000 ha | 5.53 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.55 1000 ha | 5.55 1000 ha | 5.55 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.76 1000 ha | 5.55 1000 ha | 5.98 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liechtenstein
More environment data for Liechtenstein
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.7508 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.1032 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.28 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 3,523 m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 0.1669 % (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 1,422 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 664 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 2,086 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Liechtenstein?
- Forest land — area in Liechtenstein was 5.98 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 5.98 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for forest land — area?
- Liechtenstein ranks 223rd out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — 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, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.