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 85th out of 207 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.
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.82 % | — |
| 1991 | 15.67 % | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 15.52 % | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 15.37 % | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 15.22 % | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 15.08 % | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 14.93 % | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 14.79 % | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 14.65 % | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 14.5 % | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 14.36 % | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 14.22 % | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 14.09 % | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 13.95 % | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 13.81 % | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 13.68 % | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 13.54 % | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 13.41 % | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 13.27 % | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 13.14 % | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 13.01 % | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 12.93 % | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 12.86 % | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 12.78 % | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 12.7 % | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 12.63 % | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 12.63 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12.63 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12.64 % | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 12.64 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12.64 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 12.65 % | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 12.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12.66 % | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 12.66 % | +0.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 12.66 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 19.3 %, 66% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 12.66 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 27.1 %, 47% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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 85th out of 207 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.