Forest land — Share in Land area in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Forest land — Share in Land area was 36.84 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Share in Land area in Liechtenstein, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Liechtenstein recorded 36.84 % for forest land — share in land area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Liechtenstein peaked at 36.84 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.5 %, in 1990.
That places Liechtenstein 107th out of 249 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32.5 % | — |
| 1991 | 32.61 % | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 32.73 % | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 32.84 % | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 32.95 % | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 33.06 % | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 33.18 % | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 33.29 % | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 33.4 % | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 33.51 % | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 33.63 % | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 33.73 % | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 33.84 % | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 33.94 % | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 34.05 % | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 34.16 % | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 34.26 % | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 34.37 % | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 34.48 % | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 34.58 % | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 34.69 % | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 34.69 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 34.69 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 34.69 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 34.69 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 34.69 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 34.69 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 34.69 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 34.69 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 34.69 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 34.69 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 35.23 % | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 35.76 % | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 36.3 % | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 36.84 % | +1.5% |
Liechtenstein compared with similar countries
- Liechtenstein's 36.84 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 34.12 %, 1.1× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Liechtenstein's 36.84 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.85 %, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.01 % | 32.5 % | 33.51 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.1 % | 33.63 % | 34.58 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.69 % | 34.69 % | 34.69 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.76 % | 34.69 % | 36.84 % | 5 |
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 — share in land area in Liechtenstein?
- Forest land — share in land area in Liechtenstein was 36.84 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 36.84 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.5 % in 1990.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Liechtenstein ranks 107th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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 — Share in 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.