Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Switzerland
Switzerland: Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) was 80.67 kt in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Switzerland, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 80.67 kt for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 104.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Switzerland peaked at 80.67 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, -4,826 kt, in 1990.
Switzerland ranks 18th of 243 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -4,826 kt | — |
| 1991 | -4,826 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -4,826 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -4,826 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -4,826 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -4,826 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -4,826 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -4,826 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -4,826 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -4,826 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -4,826 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -3,131 kt | -35.1% |
| 2002 | -3,131 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -3,131 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -3,131 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -3,131 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -3,131 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -3,131 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -3,131 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -3,131 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -3,131 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -1,738 kt | -44.5% |
| 2012 | -1,738 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -1,738 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -1,738 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -1,738 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 80.67 kt | -104.6% |
| 2017 | 80.67 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 80.67 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 80.67 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 80.67 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 80.67 kt | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 80.67 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 80.67 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 80.67 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 80.67 kt | +0.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 80.67 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -220 kt. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -4,826 kt | -4,826 kt | -4,826 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -3,300 kt | -4,826 kt | -3,131 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -1,150 kt | -3,131 kt | 80.67 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.67 kt | 80.67 kt | 80.67 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 15 Germany 711.33 kt compare
- 16 Western Sahara 507.58 kt compare
- 17 Seychelles 87.41 kt compare
- 19 Chad 71.31 kt compare
- 20 Eswatini 23.84 kt compare
- 21 Trinidad and Tobago 22.67 kt 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 — net emissions/removals (co2) in Switzerland?
- Forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Switzerland was 80.67 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 80.67 kt in 2016.
- What is the lowest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was -4,826 kt in 1990.
- How does Switzerland rank for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Switzerland ranks 18th out of 243 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).