Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Switzerland
Switzerland: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 149.04 million t in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Switzerland, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million t.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 149.04 million t for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Switzerland peaked at 149.26 million t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 128.03 million t, in 1990.
That places Switzerland 96th out of 215 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.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 128.03 million t | — |
| 1991 | 129.22 million t | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 130.42 million t | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 131.62 million t | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 132.82 million t | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 134.02 million t | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 135.22 million t | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 136.41 million t | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 137.61 million t | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 138.81 million t | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 140.01 million t | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 140.73 million t | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 141.46 million t | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 142.18 million t | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 142.9 million t | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 143.63 million t | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 144.35 million t | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 145.07 million t | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 145.79 million t | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 146.52 million t | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 147.24 million t | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 147.64 million t | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 148.05 million t | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 148.45 million t | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 148.86 million t | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 149.26 million t | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 149.24 million t | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 149.22 million t | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 149.19 million t | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 149.17 million t | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 149.15 million t | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 149.13 million t | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 149.11 million t | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 149.08 million t | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 149.06 million t | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 149.04 million t | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 133.42 million t | 128.03 million t | 138.81 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 143.26 million t | 140.01 million t | 146.52 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 148.63 million t | 147.24 million t | 149.26 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 149.09 million t | 149.04 million t | 149.15 million t | 6 |
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More climate change data for Switzerland
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1438 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Switzerland?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Switzerland was 149.04 million t in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 149.26 million t in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 128.03 million t in 1990.
- How does Switzerland rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Switzerland ranks 96th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.