Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Switzerland
Switzerland: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita was 0 hectares per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Switzerland, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0 hectares per person for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 75.2% on the previous year and up 152.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Switzerland peaked at 0 hectares per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per person, in 2003.
That places Switzerland 62nd out of 176 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2002 | 0 hectares per person | -17.7% |
| 2003 | 0 hectares per person | -18.5% |
| 2004 | 0 hectares per person | +304.8% |
| 2005 | 0 hectares per person | -26.4% |
| 2006 | 0 hectares per person | +61.5% |
| 2007 | 0 hectares per person | -39.0% |
| 2008 | 0 hectares per person | +29.7% |
| 2009 | 0 hectares per person | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 0 hectares per person | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 0 hectares per person | -38.2% |
| 2012 | 0 hectares per person | +25.4% |
| 2013 | 0 hectares per person | -43.1% |
| 2014 | 0 hectares per person | +24.0% |
| 2015 | 0 hectares per person | -43.7% |
| 2016 | 0 hectares per person | +143.7% |
| 2017 | 0 hectares per person | +14.0% |
| 2018 | 0 hectares per person | +20.2% |
| 2019 | 0 hectares per person | +27.9% |
| 2020 | 0 hectares per person | -20.2% |
| 2021 | 0 hectares per person | -43.2% |
| 2022 | 0 hectares per person | -17.1% |
| 2023 | 0 hectares per person | +59.8% |
| 2024 | 0 hectares per person | +75.2% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0 hectares per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 hectares per person, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0 hectares per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0 hectares per person, 1.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Switzerland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +304.8% | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More reference data data for Switzerland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5507 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2683 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.272 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Switzerland?
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Switzerland was 0 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2003.
- How does Switzerland rank for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 62nd out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 152.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.