Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Switzerland
Switzerland: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 12.66 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Switzerland, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, planted forest — share in forest land in Switzerland stood at 12.66 %.
The figure is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Switzerland peaked at 15.82 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 12.63 %, in 2015.
That places Switzerland 80th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.16 % | 14.5 % | 15.82 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.75 % | 13.14 % | 14.36 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.75 % | 12.63 % | 13.01 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.65 % | 12.64 % | 12.66 % | 6 |
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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 planted forest — share in forest land in Switzerland?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Switzerland was 12.66 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 15.82 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.63 % in 2015.
- How does Switzerland rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Switzerland ranks 80th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Planted Forest — Share in Forest land. 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.