Grassland — Burned Area in Switzerland
Switzerland: Grassland — Burned Area was 0 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 ha
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
135th
of 220 countries
All-time high
193.7 ha
in 2014
All-time low
0 ha
in 1996
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Grassland — Burned Area in Switzerland, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grassland — burned area in Switzerland is 0 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area in Switzerland peaked at 193.7 ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1996.
Switzerland ranks 135th of 220 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.91 ha | 0 ha | 14.84 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.22 ha | 0 ha | 64.57 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.67 ha | 0 ha | 193.7 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3 ha | 0 ha | 21.52 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 132 China, Taiwan Province of 21.42 ha compare
- 133 French Guiana 21.37 ha compare
- 134 Belgium-Luxembourg 1.62 ha compare
- 135 American Samoa 0 ha
- 135 Andorra 0 ha
- 135 Anguilla 0 ha
- 135 Antigua and Barbuda 0 ha
- 135 Aruba 0 ha
- 135 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0 ha
- 135 Austria 0 ha compare
- 135 Bahrain 0 ha
- 135 Barbados 0 ha compare
- 135 Belgium 0 ha compare
- 135 Bermuda 0 ha
- 135 British Virgin Islands 0 ha
- 135 Brunei Darussalam 0 ha compare
- 135 Cayman Islands 0 ha
- 135 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 ha compare
- 135 China, Macao SAR 0 ha
- 135 Cook Islands 0 ha
- 135 Czechia 0 ha compare
- 135 Denmark 0 ha compare
- 135 Djibouti 0 ha compare
- 135 Dominica 0 ha
- 135 Equatorial Guinea 0 ha
- 135 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 ha compare
- 135 Faroe Islands 0 ha
- 135 Finland 0 ha compare
- 135 French Polynesia 0 ha
- 135 Gibraltar 0 ha compare
- 135 Greenland 0 ha compare
- 135 Grenada 0 ha compare
- 135 Guadeloupe 0 ha
- 135 Guam 0 ha
- 135 Ireland 0 ha compare
- 135 Isle of Man 0 ha compare
- 135 Jordan 0 ha compare
- 135 Kiribati 0 ha
- 135 Kuwait 0 ha compare
- 135 Libya 0 ha compare
- 135 Liechtenstein 0 ha
- 135 Luxembourg 0 ha
- 135 Maldives 0 ha
- 135 Malta 0 ha
- 135 Marshall Islands 0 ha
- 135 Martinique 0 ha
- 135 Mauritius 0 ha compare
- 135 Mayotte 0 ha
- 135 Montserrat 0 ha compare
- 135 Naoero 0 ha
- 135 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 ha compare
- 135 Netherlands Antilles (former) 0 ha
- 135 Niue 0 ha
- 135 Norfolk Island 0 ha
- 135 Northern Mariana Islands 0 ha
- 135 Norway 0 ha compare
- 135 Oman 0 ha compare
- 135 Palau 0 ha
- 135 Pitcairn 0 ha
- 135 Puerto Rico 0 ha compare
- 135 Qatar 0 ha
- 135 Republic of Korea 0 ha compare
- 135 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 ha compare
- 135 Saint Lucia 0 ha
- 135 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 ha
- 135 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 ha
- 135 Samoa 0 ha
- 135 San Marino 0 ha
- 135 Sao Tome and Principe 0 ha
- 135 Serbia and Montenegro 0 ha compare
- 135 Seychelles 0 ha
- 135 Singapore 0 ha
- 135 Slovak Republic 0 ha compare
- 135 Slovenia 0 ha compare
- 135 Solomon Islands 0 ha compare
- 135 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 0 ha
- 135 Sweden 0 ha compare
- 135 Tajikistan 0 ha compare
- 135 Tokelau 0 ha
- 135 Tonga 0 ha
- 135 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 ha compare
- 135 Tuvalu 0 ha
- 135 United Arab Emirates 0 ha
- 135 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 ha compare
- 135 United States Virgin Islands 0 ha
- 135 Vanuatu 0 ha compare
- 135 Western Sahara 0 ha
- 135 Yemen 0 ha compare
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 grassland — burned area in Switzerland?
- Grassland — burned area in Switzerland was 0 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — burned area recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 193.7 ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1996.
- How does Switzerland rank for grassland — burned area?
- Switzerland ranks 135th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. 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 Grassland — Burned Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.