Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Switzerland
Switzerland: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) was 756.28 kt in 2022. ▲ Rising
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Switzerland, 1990–2022
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) (forest land) in Switzerland is 756.28 kt, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Switzerland peaked at 756.28 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 444.84 kt, in 1990.
That places Switzerland 30th out of 59 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 524.68 kt | 444.84 kt | 619.62 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 634.91 kt | 618.44 kt | 660.32 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 704.76 kt | 663.6 kt | 743.92 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 751.48 kt | 745.25 kt | 756.28 kt | 3 |
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More climate change data for Switzerland
- Share co2 vs population 0.0896 (2100)
- Population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Population, total 9.09 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Urban population 7.79 million (2025)
- Urban population 85.7% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 3.59 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 3.16 billion (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 3.59 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 3.59 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Switzerland?
- Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Switzerland was 756.28 kt in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 756.28 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 444.84 kt in 1990.
- How does Switzerland rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land)?
- Switzerland ranks 30th out of 59 countries with data for 2022.
- Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. 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 Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — UNFCCC. 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).