Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Switzerland
Switzerland: Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest was 11,339 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Switzerland, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Switzerland stood at 11,339 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Switzerland peaked at 11,339 Square kilometres in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9,712 Square kilometres, in 1990.
Switzerland ranks 100th of 189 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 — Naturally regenerating forest in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9,712 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 9,765 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 9,819 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 9,872 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 9,925 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 9,978 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 10,032 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 10,085 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 10,138 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 10,192 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 10,245 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 10,294 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 10,344 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 10,394 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 10,444 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 10,493 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 10,543 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 10,593 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 10,642 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 10,692 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 10,742 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 10,788 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 10,834 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 10,880 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 10,926 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 10,972 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 11,018 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 11,064 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 11,110 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 11,156 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 11,202 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 11,248 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 11,293 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 11,339 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 11,339 Square kilometres is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,508 Square kilometres, 4.5× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 11,339 Square kilometres is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11,242 Square kilometres, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,952 Square kilometres | 9,712 Square kilometres | 10,192 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,468 Square kilometres | 10,245 Square kilometres | 10,692 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,949 Square kilometres | 10,742 Square kilometres | 11,156 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,270 Square kilometres | 11,202 Square kilometres | 11,339 Square kilometres | 4 |
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 land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Switzerland?
- Land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Switzerland was 11,339 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 11,339 Square kilometres in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,712 Square kilometres in 1990.
- How does Switzerland rank for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest?
- Switzerland ranks 100th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 — Naturally regenerating 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