Share global forest in Switzerland
Switzerland: Share global forest was 0.0306 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.0306
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
118th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.0306
in 2025
All-time low
0.0266
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Switzerland, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.0306 for share global forest in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Switzerland peaked at 0.0306 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0266, in 1990.
That places Switzerland 118th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0266 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0267 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0269 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0271 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0272 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0274 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0276 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0277 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0279 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0281 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0282 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0283 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0285 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0286 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0287 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0288 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0289 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.029 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0292 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0293 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0294 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0295 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0296 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0297 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0298 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0299 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0299 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.03 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0301 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0301 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0302 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0303 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0304 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0304 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0305 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0306 | +0.3% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.0306 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0105, 2.9× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.0306 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0513, 60% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0273 | 0.0266 | 0.0281 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0288 | 0.0282 | 0.0293 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0298 | 0.0294 | 0.0301 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0304 | 0.0302 | 0.0306 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More environment data for Switzerland
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.2262 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1174 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 27.08 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0.7215 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Switzerland?
- Share global forest in Switzerland was 0.0306 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0306 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0266 in 1990.
- How does Switzerland rank for share global forest?
- Switzerland ranks 118th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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 Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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