Land use hidden — Forest in Switzerland
Switzerland: Land use hidden — Forest was 12,794 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Forest in Switzerland, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 12,794 Square kilometres for land use hidden — forest in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — forest in Switzerland peaked at 12,794 Square kilometres in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11,535 Square kilometres, in 1990.
Switzerland ranks 102nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Forest in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11,535 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 11,578 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 11,620 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 11,663 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 11,706 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 11,748 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 11,791 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 11,834 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 11,876 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 11,919 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 11,962 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 12,000 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 12,039 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 12,077 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 12,116 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 12,154 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 12,193 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 12,232 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 12,270 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 12,309 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 12,347 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 12,382 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 12,416 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 12,450 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 12,485 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 12,519 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 12,554 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 12,588 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 12,622 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 12,657 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 12,691 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 12,726 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 12,760 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 12,794 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 12,794 Square kilometres is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,173 Square kilometres, 4.0× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 12,794 Square kilometres is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21,879 Square kilometres, 58% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,727 Square kilometres | 11,535 Square kilometres | 11,919 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,135 Square kilometres | 11,962 Square kilometres | 12,309 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,502 Square kilometres | 12,347 Square kilometres | 12,657 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,743 Square kilometres | 12,691 Square kilometres | 12,794 Square kilometres | 4 |
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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 land use hidden — forest in Switzerland?
- Land use hidden — forest in Switzerland was 12,794 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — forest recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 12,794 Square kilometres in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — forest recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,535 Square kilometres in 1990.
- How does Switzerland rank for land use hidden — forest?
- Switzerland ranks 102nd out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — forest rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata