Share of global annual deforestation in Switzerland
Switzerland: Share of global annual deforestation was 0.0% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Share of global annual deforestation in Switzerland, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.0% for share of global annual deforestation in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global annual deforestation in Switzerland peaked at 0.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Switzerland 66th out of 112 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of global annual deforestation in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +85.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -43.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +11.6% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 26.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0%, 2.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global annual deforestation in Switzerland?
- Share of global annual deforestation in Switzerland was 0.0% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global annual deforestation recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of global annual deforestation recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Switzerland rank for share of global annual deforestation?
- Switzerland ranks 66th out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of global annual deforestation rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global annual deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of global deforestation represents the proportion of a country's deforestation relative to the total global deforestation.