France vs Switzerland: Forestland — Area, per square kilometre
France
0.0327 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
0.032 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
France rank
95th
Switzerland rank
96th
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre over time
- France
- Switzerland
How they compare
France currently reports 0.0327 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.032 1000 ha per square kilometre in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Switzerland ahead.
France ranks 95th and Switzerland ranks 96th of 191 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0275 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0297 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0307 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0315 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.0324 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0319 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forestland — area, per square kilometre, France or Switzerland?
- France, at 0.0327 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.032 1000 ha per square kilometre in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forestland — area, per square kilometre between France and Switzerland?
- 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Switzerland?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do France and Switzerland rank globally for forestland — area, per square kilometre?
- France ranks 95th and Switzerland ranks 96th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forestland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forestland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.