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Forest cover — Switzerland

Forest cover in Switzerland in 2023 — 32.38%. Ranked 105 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 3.2 pp.

2023 32.38% +0.09 pp vs 2022
World rank 105of 213
Period maximum 32.38%2023
Period minimum 29.18%1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of land area

Forest cover — Switzerland, 1990–202329303132331990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 29.18%1991: 29.29%1992: 29.4%1993: 29.5%1994: 29.61%1995: 29.72%1996: 29.83%1997: 29.94%1998: 30.05%1999: 30.16%2000: 30.26%2001: 30.36%2002: 30.46%2003: 30.56%2004: 30.66%2005: 30.76%2006: 30.86%2007: 30.95%2008: 31.05%2009: 31.15%2010: 31.25%2011: 31.34%2012: 31.42%2013: 31.51%2014: 31.6%2015: 31.69%2016: 31.77%2017: 31.86%2018: 31.95%2019: 32.03%2020: 32.12%2021: 32.21%2022: 32.3%2023: 32.38%
Change over the period: +3.2 pp Annual average: 0.1 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Switzerland

Switzerland 32.38%
World 31.1%
Europe & Central Asia 38.59%
Western Europe computed 32.73%
High-income countries computed 36.18%
Forest cover — Switzerland, by year Switzerland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 32.38 +0.09 pp
2022 32.3 +0.09 pp
2021 32.21 +0.09 pp
2020 32.12 +0.09 pp
2019 32.03 +0.09 pp
2018 31.95 +0.09 pp
2017 31.86 +0.09 pp
2016 31.77 +0.09 pp
2015 31.69 +0.09 pp
2014 31.6 +0.09 pp
2013 31.51 +0.09 pp
2012 31.42 +0.09 pp
2011 31.34 +0.09 pp
2010 31.25 +0.1 pp
2009 31.15 +0.1 pp
2008 31.05 +0.1 pp
2007 30.95 +0.1 pp
2006 30.86 +0.1 pp
2005 30.76 +0.1 pp
2004 30.66 +0.1 pp
2003 30.56 +0.1 pp
2002 30.46 +0.1 pp
2001 30.36 +0.1 pp
2000 30.26 +0.11 pp
1999 30.16 +0.11 pp
1998 30.05 +0.11 pp
1997 29.94 +0.11 pp
1996 29.83 +0.11 pp
1995 29.72 +0.11 pp
1994 29.61 +0.11 pp
1993 29.5 +0.11 pp
1992 29.4 +0.11 pp
1991 29.29 +0.11 pp
1990 29.18 —

Western Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

AT Austria 47.24 LI Liechtenstein 41.88 LU Luxembourg 34.45 DE Germany 32.68 FR France 32.48 CH Switzerland 32.38 BE Belgium 22.6 NL Netherlands 11.06
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About the indicator

The share of land under natural or planted forest in the total land area. Under the FAO definition, forest is a plot larger than 0.5 hectares with trees taller than 5 meters and a canopy cover above 10 percent; crop plantations and urban parks are not counted. The estimates are updated as part of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA).

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by land area: the forest share is calculated against land area, not against the number of residents.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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