Forest land — Area in Switzerland
Switzerland: Forest land — Area was 1,267 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Area in Switzerland, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — area in Switzerland stood at 1,267 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Switzerland peaked at 1,267 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,154 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Switzerland 131st out of 249 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Area in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,154 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 1,158 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 1,162 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 1,166 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 1,171 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 1,175 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 1,179 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 1,183 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 1,188 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 1,192 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 1,196 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1,200 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1,204 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1,208 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1,212 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1,215 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1,219 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1,223 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1,227 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1,231 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1,235 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1,238 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,240 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,243 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,246 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,249 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,251 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,252 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,254 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,256 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,258 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,260 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,262 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,263 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,265 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 1,267 1000 ha | +0.1% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 1,267 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 576.21 1000 ha, 2.2× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 1,267 1000 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,216 1000 ha, 57% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,173 1000 ha | 1,154 1000 ha | 1,192 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,214 1000 ha | 1,196 1000 ha | 1,231 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,246 1000 ha | 1,235 1000 ha | 1,256 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,262 1000 ha | 1,258 1000 ha | 1,267 1000 ha | 6 |
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 land — area in Switzerland?
- Forest land — area in Switzerland was 1,267 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,267 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,154 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Switzerland rank for forest land — area?
- Switzerland ranks 131st out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.