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 122nd out of 231 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.
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
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 12.27 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 52 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 178.11 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 26.99 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 71.56 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,066 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 1.7 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 25.38 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 26.73 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 398.38 1000 ha (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 122nd out of 231 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.