Forest land area rose 0.304% to 12.5 '000 sq km in Switzerland in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, forest land area in Switzerland reached an all time high of 12.5 '000 sq km in 2015 and an all time low of 11.5 '000 sq km in 1990. When compared to Switzerland's main peers, forest land area in Austria amounted to 38.7 '000 sq km, 170 '000 sq km in France, 114 '000 sq km in Germany and 93.0 '000 sq km in Italy in 2015.
Switzerland has been ranked 116th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of forest land area, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Forest Land Area | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Austria | '000 sq km | 38.8 | 38.6 | 38.6 | 38.6 | 38.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | '000 sq km | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6.77 | 6.81 | 6.82 | 6.82 | 6.83 | |||||||||||
| France | '000 sq km | 159 | 164 | 165 | 167 | 168 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | '000 sq km | 111 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | '000 sq km | 20.2 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.6 | 20.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | '000 sq km | 90.7 | 90.3 | 90.8 | 91.4 | 91.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | '000 sq km | 93.1 | 93.3 | 93.5 | 93.7 | 93.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | '000 sq km | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | '000 sq km | 180 | 182 | 183 | 183 | 183 | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | '000 sq km | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.5 |
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