Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Switzerland
Switzerland: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate was -0.0134 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Switzerland, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Switzerland is -0.0134 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 105.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Switzerland peaked at 0.9326 % change on previous year in 1991 and was at its lowest, -0.0201 % change on previous year, in 2023.
Switzerland ranks 155th of 249 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.9326 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 0.9286 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.9201 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.9117 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.9035 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.8954 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.88 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8797 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.872 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8645 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5142 % change on previous year | -40.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5187 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.509 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.5064 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5108 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.5013 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4988 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4963 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5007 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4914 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2717 % change on previous year | -44.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2777 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2702 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2762 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2687 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 2016 | -0.0134 % change on previous year | -105.0% |
| 2017 | -0.0134 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2018 | -0.0201 % change on previous year | +50.0% |
| 2019 | -0.0134 % change on previous year | -33.3% |
| 2020 | -0.0134 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2021 | -0.0134 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2022 | -0.0134 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2023 | -0.0201 % change on previous year | +50.0% |
| 2024 | -0.0134 % change on previous year | -33.3% |
| 2025 | -0.0134 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Switzerland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -105.0% | 0.2687 % change on previous year | -0.0134 % change on previous year |
| 2018 | -50.0% | -0.0134 % change on previous year | -0.0201 % change on previous year |
| 2023 | -50.0% | -0.0134 % change on previous year | -0.0201 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | -44.7% | 0.4914 % change on previous year | 0.2717 % change on previous year |
| 2001 | -40.5% | 0.8645 % change on previous year | 0.5142 % change on previous year |
| 2019 | +33.3% | -0.0201 % change on previous year | -0.0134 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9026 % change on previous year | 0.872 % change on previous year | 0.9326 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.5421 % change on previous year | 0.4963 % change on previous year | 0.8645 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1796 % change on previous year | -0.0201 % change on previous year | 0.4914 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0145 % change on previous year | -0.0201 % change on previous year | -0.0134 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 152 Melanesia -0.0038 % change on previous year compare
- 153 Namibia -0.0092 % change on previous year compare
- 154 Papua New Guinea -0.0111 % change on previous year compare
- 156 Ethiopia -0.0147 % change on previous year compare
- 157 Germany -0.016 % change on previous year compare
- 158 Polynesia -0.023 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Switzerland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 72.47 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,192 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,816 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 171.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 476.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 472.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.78 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Switzerland?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Switzerland was -0.0134 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9326 % change on previous year in 1991.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0201 % change on previous year in 2023.
- How does Switzerland rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate?
- Switzerland ranks 155th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 105.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.