Forest land per capita fell 0.464% to 1,535 sqm in Switzerland in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, forest land per capita in Switzerland reached an all time high of 1,725 sqm in 1990 and an all time low of 1,535 sqm in 2015. When compared to Switzerland's main peers, forest land per capita in Austria amounted to 4,558 sqm, 2,635 sqm in France, 1,393 sqm in Germany and 1,532 sqm in Italy in 2015.
Switzerland has been ranked 111th within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of forest land per capita, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Forest Land Per Capita | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Austria | sqm | 4,637 | 4,594 | 4,584 | 4,575 | 4,568 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | sqm | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 623 | 623 | 620 | 618 | 617 | |||||||||||
| France | sqm | 2,529 | 2,597 | 2,603 | 2,610 | 2,617 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | sqm | 1,332 | 1,374 | 1,378 | 1,381 | 1,385 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | sqm | 2,014 | 2,043 | 2,054 | 2,065 | 2,078 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | sqm | 1,506 | 1,492 | 1,497 | 1,504 | 1,513 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | sqm | 2,437 | 2,442 | 2,450 | 2,459 | 2,469 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | sqm | 6,120 | 6,070 | 6,055 | 6,047 | 6,047 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | sqm | 3,933 | 3,951 | 3,934 | 3,927 | 3,928 | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | sqm | 1,596 | 1,577 | 1,567 | 1,557 | 1,549 |
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