Forestland — Area, per capita in Switzerland
Switzerland: Forestland — Area, per capita was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area, per capita in Switzerland, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.0001 1000 ha per person for forestland — area, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per capita in Switzerland peaked at 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 1000 ha per person, in 2025.
Switzerland ranks 125th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per capita in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.0001 1000 ha per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 67% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.0001 1000 ha per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, 54% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 122 Morocco 0.0001 1000 ha per person compare
- 123 Liechtenstein 0.0001 1000 ha per person compare
- 124 Togo 0.0001 1000 ha per person compare
- 126 Germany 0.0001 1000 ha per person compare
- 127 Puerto Rico 0.0001 1000 ha per person compare
- 128 Burkina Faso 0.0001 1000 ha per person 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 forestland — area, per capita in Switzerland?
- Forestland — area, per capita in Switzerland was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2025.
- How does Switzerland rank for forestland — area, per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 125th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area, per capita rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.