Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Switzerland
Switzerland: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 0 kt in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0 kt
World rank
97th
of 223 countries
All-time high
479.82 kt
in 2001
All-time low
0 kt
in 2016
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Switzerland, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Switzerland is 0 kt, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Switzerland peaked at 479.82 kt in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0 kt, in 2016.
That places Switzerland 97th out of 223 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 432.19 kt | — |
| 1991 | 432.19 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 432.19 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 432.19 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 432.19 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 432.19 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 432.19 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 432.19 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 432.19 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 432.19 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 432.19 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 479.82 kt | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 479.82 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 479.82 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 479.82 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 479.82 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 479.82 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 479.82 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 479.82 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 479.82 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 479.82 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 257.1 kt | -46.4% |
| 2012 | 257.1 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 257.1 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 257.1 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 257.1 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0 kt | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0 kt | — |
| 2018 | 0 kt | — |
| 2019 | 0 kt | — |
| 2020 | 0 kt | — |
| 2021 | 0 kt | — |
| 2022 | 0 kt | — |
| 2023 | 0 kt | — |
| 2024 | 0 kt | — |
| 2025 | 0 kt | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 432.19 kt | 432.19 kt | 432.19 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 475.05 kt | 432.19 kt | 479.82 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 176.53 kt | 0 kt | 479.82 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 kt | 0 kt | 0 kt | 6 |
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- 97 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0 kt
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- 97 Bahrain 0 kt
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- 97 Bermuda 0 kt
- 97 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 kt
- 97 Botswana 0 kt
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- 97 Burundi 0 kt compare
- 97 Cayman Islands 0 kt compare
- 97 China 0 kt compare
- 97 China, mainland 0 kt compare
- 97 Comoros 0 kt compare
- 97 Cook Islands 0 kt
- 97 Cuba 0 kt compare
- 97 Curaçao 0 kt
- 97 Czechia 0 kt compare
- 97 Denmark 0 kt compare
- 97 Djibouti 0 kt
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- 97 Egypt 0 kt
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- 97 Faroe Islands 0 kt
- 97 Fiji 0 kt
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- 97 France 0 kt
- 97 French Polynesia 0 kt
- 97 Georgia 0 kt
- 97 Germany 0 kt
- 97 Ghana 0 kt
- 97 Gibraltar 0 kt
- 97 Greece 0 kt
- 97 Greenland 0 kt
- 97 Grenada 0 kt
- 97 Guadeloupe 0 kt compare
- 97 Guam 0 kt
- 97 Haiti 0 kt compare
- 97 Holy See 0 kt
- 97 Hungary 0 kt compare
- 97 Iceland 0 kt
- 97 India 0 kt
- 97 Indonesia 0 kt compare
- 97 Ireland 0 kt compare
- 97 Isle of Man 0 kt
- 97 Jamaica 0 kt compare
- 97 Jersey 0 kt
- 97 Kazakhstan 0 kt compare
- 97 Kenya 0 kt compare
- 97 Kiribati 0 kt
- 97 Kuwait 0 kt
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- 97 Lebanon 0 kt
- 97 Lesotho 0 kt
- 97 Liechtenstein 0 kt
- 97 Lithuania 0 kt compare
- 97 Luxembourg 0 kt compare
- 97 Maldives 0 kt
- 97 Malta 0 kt
- 97 Marshall Islands 0 kt compare
- 97 Martinique 0 kt
- 97 Mauritius 0 kt compare
- 97 Monaco 0 kt
- 97 Mongolia 0 kt compare
- 97 Montenegro 0 kt
- 97 Montserrat 0 kt compare
- 97 Naoero 0 kt
- 97 Nepal 0 kt compare
- 97 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 kt compare
- 97 New Caledonia 0 kt compare
- 97 New Zealand 0 kt compare
- 97 Niue 0 kt compare
- 97 Norfolk Island 0 kt
- 97 Northern Mariana Islands 0 kt
- 97 Oman 0 kt
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- 97 Palau 0 kt
- 97 Palestine, State of 0 kt
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- 97 Pitcairn 0 kt
- 97 Poland 0 kt
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- 97 Qatar 0 kt
- 97 Réunion 0 kt
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- 97 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 kt
- 97 Saint Lucia 0 kt
- 97 Saint Martin (French part) 0 kt
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- 97 San Marino 0 kt
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- 97 Saudi Arabia 0 kt
- 97 Serbia 0 kt
- 97 Serbia and Montenegro 0 kt
- 97 Singapore 0 kt compare
- 97 Sint Maarten 0 kt
- 97 Slovakia 0 kt compare
- 97 South Africa 0 kt
- 97 South Sudan 0 kt compare
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- 97 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 0 kt
- 97 Tajikistan 0 kt
- 97 Tokelau 0 kt
- 97 Tonga 0 kt
- 97 Turkmenistan 0 kt
- 97 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 kt
- 97 Tuvalu 0 kt
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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 net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Switzerland?
- Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Switzerland was 0 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 479.82 kt in 2001.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt in 2016.
- How does Switzerland rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Switzerland ranks 97th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) 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 Net Forest conversion — 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).