Proportion of forest area with long term management plan in Switzerland
Switzerland: Proportion of forest area with long term management plan was 86.1 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
86.1
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
25th
of 119 countries
All-time high
86.1
in 2020
All-time low
69.67
in 2000
Years of data
8
2000–2020
Proportion of forest area with long term management plan in Switzerland, 2000–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 86.1 for proportion of forest area with long term management plan in 2020. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area with long term management plan in Switzerland peaked at 86.1 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 69.67, in 2000.
Switzerland ranks 25th of 119 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.67 | 69.67 | 69.67 | 1 |
| 2010s | 84.32 | 78.92 | 85.87 | 6 |
| 2020s | 86.1 | 86.1 | 86.1 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
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 proportion of forest area with long term management plan in Switzerland?
- Proportion of forest area with long term management plan in Switzerland was 86.1 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area with long term management plan recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 86.1 in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area with long term management plan recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.67 in 2000.
- How does Switzerland rank for proportion of forest area with long term management plan?
- Switzerland ranks 25th out of 119 countries with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of forest area with long term management plan rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Proportion of forest area with long term management plan. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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