Deforestation statistics for Switzerland
Switzerland: Demographic data
Population (2022) | 8,654,622 |
Annual population growth rate (2022) | 0.70% |
Population density (people/sq km) | 219 |
Net migration | 52,000 |
Fertility rate | 1.5 |
Median age | 43 |
Urban population share | 74% |
Switzerland: Land cover and land use change data
Land area (sq km): 39,516 |
Tree cover (30%) Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 1,544,425 Tree cover extent as % of land area: 39.1% Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 40,294 Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 2.6% |
Switzerland: Annual forest and tree cover data
Switzerland: Tree cover loss by year
30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares
Year: Hectares 2001: 1,165 2002: 881 2003: 433 2004: 3,830 2005: 2,321 2006: 2,049 2007: 1,852 2008: 2,419 2009: 2,275 2010: 1,738 2011: 1,940 2012: 1,518 2013: 794 2014: 1,504 2015: 773 2016: 1,679 2017: 2,542 2018: 3,134 2019: 3,519 2020: 3,928 |
Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)
Sub-national admin area 1 | Tree cover extent (2001) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha | Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha | Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha | Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) % |
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Aargau | 53,482 | 516 | 700 | 600 | 1,048 | 2,865 | 5.4% |
Graubünden | 233,815 | 742 | 1,656 | 1,126 | 2,845 | 6,369 | 2.7% |
Jura | 39,843 | 241 | 331 | 170 | 346 | 1,087 | 2.7% |
Lucerne | 59,180 | 699 | 585 | 163 | 646 | 2,093 | 3.5% |
Neuchâtel | 35,042 | 43 | 74 | 26 | 111 | 254 | 0.7% |
Nidwalden | 12,655 | 31 | 56 | 26 | 53 | 166 | 1.3% |
Obwalden | 25,431 | 96 | 102 | 50 | 168 | 416 | 1.6% |
Sankt Gallen | 89,662 | 370 | 409 | 236 | 486 | 1,501 | 1.7% |
Schaffhausen | 12,712 | 62 | 69 | 31 | 259 | 420 | 3.3% |
Schwyz | 45,018 | 233 | 274 | 111 | 232 | 849 | 1.9% |
Solothurn | 35,955 | 278 | 343 | 286 | 603 | 1,510 | 4.2% |
Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 13,574 | 41 | 101 | 46 | 130 | 318 | 2.3% |
Thurgau | 25,522 | 375 | 397 | 213 | 403 | 1,388 | 5.4% |
Ticino | 148,170 | 221 | 281 | 237 | 546 | 1,284 | 0.9% |
Uri | 31,120 | 34 | 86 | 20 | 126 | 266 | 0.9% |
Valais | 136,354 | 469 | 430 | 395 | 830 | 2,123 | 1.6% |
Vaud | 115,235 | 913 | 1,129 | 669 | 1,173 | 3,885 | 3.4% |
Zug | 9,929 | 27 | 22 | 16 | 43 | 107 | 1.1% |
Zürich | 63,403 | 684 | 388 | 375 | 1,214 | 2,661 | 4.2% |
Appenzell Innerrhoden | 8,838 | 26 | 95 | 35 | 102 | 258 | 2.9% |
Basel-Landschaft | 22,835 | 103 | 198 | 167 | 271 | 739 | 3.2% |
Basel-Stadt | 784 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 1.5% |
Bern | 236,459 | 1,628 | 1,818 | 1,183 | 2,496 | 7,125 | 3.0% |
Fribourg | 55,650 | 749 | 649 | 297 | 538 | 2,233 | 4.0% |
Genève | 4,081 | 17 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 73 | 1.8% |
Glarus | 29,668 | 34 | 105 | 33 | 121 | 293 | 1.0% |
Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)
Sub-national admin area 1 | Admin area 2 | Tree cover extent (2000) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha | Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha | Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha | Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sankt Gallen | See-Gaster | 12,639 | 101 | 66 | 38 | 56 | 261 | 2.1% |
Aargau | Zofingen | 6,476 | 97 | 125 | 122 | 133 | 476 | 7.4% |
Aargau | Zurzach | 4,833 | 52 | 73 | 55 | 209 | 389 | 8.0% |
Aargau | Baden | 6,333 | 35 | 48 | 33 | 88 | 205 | 3.2% |
Aargau | Bremgarten | 3,916 | 31 | 19 | 25 | 71 | 146 | 3.7% |
Aargau | Brugg | 6,587 | 25 | 66 | 57 | 72 | 220 | 3.3% |
Aargau | Kulm | 3,712 | 42 | 62 | 31 | 78 | 214 | 5.8% |
Aargau | Laufenburg | 5,740 | 63 | 103 | 71 | 115 | 351 | 6.1% |
Aargau | Lenzburg | 3,721 | 24 | 34 | 46 | 27 | 131 | 3.5% |
Aargau | Muri | 3,030 | 24 | 31 | 18 | 78 | 152 | 5.0% |
Aargau | Rheinfelden | 3,803 | 73 | 76 | 84 | 96 | 328 | 8.6% |
Graubünden | Albula | 25,172 | 74 | 196 | 131 | 420 | 821 | 3.3% |
Graubünden | Prättigau/Davos | 30,598 | 64 | 222 | 157 | 344 | 787 | 2.6% |
Graubünden | Surselva | 44,786 | 120 | 329 | 205 | 444 | 1,098 | 2.5% |
Graubünden | Bernina | 8,699 | 73 | 97 | 54 | 334 | 558 | 6.4% |
Graubünden | Hinterrhein | 20,774 | 93 | 194 | 110 | 225 | 621 | 3.0% |
Graubünden | Imboden | 8,774 | 70 | 110 | 104 | 193 | 476 | 5.4% |
Graubünden | Inn | 31,362 | 55 | 137 | 112 | 263 | 567 | 1.8% |
Graubünden | Landquart | 10,394 | 46 | 120 | 89 | 151 | 405 | 3.9% |
Graubünden | Maloja | 16,720 | 19 | 36 | 14 | 123 | 192 | 1.1% |
Graubünden | Moësa | 24,215 | 79 | 125 | 78 | 194 | 476 | 2.0% |
Graubünden | Plessur | 12,323 | 49 | 90 | 72 | 155 | 367 | 3.0% |
Jura | Delémont | 14,981 | 90 | 116 | 73 | 145 | 425 | 2.8% |
Jura | Les Franches-Montagnes | 11,393 | 40 | 82 | 51 | 92 | 265 | 2.3% |
Jura | Porrentruy | 13,470 | 111 | 132 | 46 | 108 | 397 | 2.9% |
Lucerne | Entlebuch | 24,335 | 390 | 250 | 57 | 289 | 985 | 4.0% |
Lucerne | Hochdorf | 4,056 | 50 | 53 | 15 | 84 | 202 | 5.0% |
Lucerne | Luzern | 10,889 | 47 | 52 | 14 | 58 | 170 | 1.6% |
Lucerne | Sursee | 6,921 | 105 | 98 | 27 | 92 | 322 | 4.7% |
Lucerne | Willisau | 12,979 | 107 | 132 | 50 | 124 | 413 | 3.2% |
Neuchâtel | Boudry | 5,329 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 45 | 0.8% |
Neuchâtel | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 4,128 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 0.6% |
Neuchâtel | Le Locle | 7,144 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 0.5% |
Neuchâtel | Neuchâtel | 3,618 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 53 | 1.5% |
Neuchâtel | Val-de-Ruz | 5,580 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 0.4% |
Neuchâtel | Val-de-Travers | 9,242 | 13 | 32 | 5 | 24 | 74 | 0.8% |
Nidwalden | Nidwalden | 12,655 | 31 | 56 | 26 | 53 | 166 | 1.3% |
Obwalden | Obwalden | 25,431 | 96 | 102 | 50 | 168 | 416 | 1.6% |
Sankt Gallen | Rheintal | 4,052 | 16 | 31 | 10 | 24 | 82 | 2.0% |
Sankt Gallen | Rorschach | 1,652 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 1.3% |
Sankt Gallen | Sankt Gallen | 5,953 | 34 | 45 | 19 | 38 | 136 | 2.3% |
Sankt Gallen | Sarganserland | 24,083 | 32 | 70 | 52 | 131 | 286 | 1.2% |
Aargau | Aarau | 5,332 | 50 | 63 | 57 | 82 | 253 | 4.7% |
Sankt Gallen | Toggenburg | 27,469 | 67 | 71 | 56 | 128 | 322 | 1.2% |
Sankt Gallen | Werdenberg | 8,961 | 35 | 35 | 23 | 53 | 145 | 1.6% |
Sankt Gallen | Wil | 4,853 | 78 | 83 | 36 | 50 | 248 | 5.1% |
Schaffhausen | Oberklettgau | 1,855 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 42 | 2.3% |
Schaffhausen | Reiat | 1,025 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 53 | 5.2% |
Schaffhausen | Schaffhausen | 5,626 | 25 | 36 | 11 | 82 | 154 | 2.7% |
Schaffhausen | Schleitheim | 1,657 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 0.9% |
Schaffhausen | Stein | 1,140 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 59 | 88 | 7.7% |
Schaffhausen | Unterklettgau | 1,408 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 45 | 68 | 4.8% |
Schwyz | Einsiedeln | 6,321 | 92 | 74 | 25 | 49 | 241 | 3.8% |
Schwyz | Gersau | 908 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1% |
Schwyz | Höfe | 1,716 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 2.0% |
Schwyz | Küssnacht | 1,179 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 1.3% |
Schwyz | March | 9,323 | 30 | 37 | 23 | 43 | 134 | 1.4% |
Schwyz | Schwyz | 25,571 | 98 | 145 | 54 | 126 | 423 | 1.7% |
Solothurn | Bucheggberg | 2,030 | 42 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 79 | 3.9% |
Solothurn | Wasseramt | 2,005 | 44 | 48 | 30 | 63 | 185 | 9.2% |
Solothurn | Dorneck | 3,351 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 29 | 79 | 2.4% |
Solothurn | Gäu | 2,295 | 46 | 57 | 36 | 142 | 280 | 12.2% |
Solothurn | Gösgen | 3,446 | 15 | 35 | 23 | 62 | 136 | 3.9% |
Solothurn | Lebern | 5,473 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 40 | 0.7% |
Solothurn | Olten | 3,726 | 67 | 78 | 84 | 106 | 335 | 9.0% |
Solothurn | Solothurn | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.4% |
Solothurn | Thal | 7,480 | 26 | 42 | 57 | 117 | 242 | 3.2% |
Solothurn | Thierstein | 6,078 | 21 | 45 | 24 | 43 | 133 | 2.2% |
Appenzell Ausserrhoden | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 13,574 | 41 | 101 | 46 | 130 | 318 | 2.3% |
Thurgau | Arbon | 1,550 | 11 | 23 | 9 | 13 | 56 | 3.6% |
Thurgau | Bischofszell | 2,479 | 58 | 44 | 24 | 20 | 146 | 5.9% |
Thurgau | Bodensee | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.0% |
Thurgau | Diessenhofen | 1,189 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 33 | 57 | 4.8% |
Thurgau | Frauenfeld | 4,192 | 54 | 42 | 28 | 108 | 231 | 5.5% |
Thurgau | Kreuzlingen | 3,248 | 67 | 99 | 41 | 32 | 240 | 7.4% |
Thurgau | Münchwilen | 5,339 | 72 | 68 | 42 | 26 | 208 | 3.9% |
Thurgau | Steckborn | 4,905 | 42 | 47 | 24 | 148 | 261 | 5.3% |
Thurgau | Weinfelden | 2,587 | 62 | 63 | 41 | 22 | 188 | 7.3% |
Ticino | Bellinzona | 14,834 | 19 | 23 | 40 | 44 | 126 | 0.8% |
Ticino | Blenio | 14,798 | 32 | 43 | 33 | 144 | 250 | 1.7% |
Ticino | Leventina | 20,563 | 42 | 63 | 38 | 159 | 303 | 1.5% |
Ticino | Locarno | 33,361 | 42 | 38 | 25 | 44 | 149 | 0.4% |
Ticino | Lugano | 21,175 | 34 | 47 | 73 | 104 | 258 | 1.2% |
Ticino | Mendrisio | 6,339 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 39 | 0.6% |
Ticino | Riviera | 9,982 | 13 | 23 | 10 | 20 | 65 | 0.7% |
Ticino | Vallemaggia | 27,117 | 29 | 34 | 11 | 19 | 93 | 0.3% |
Uri | Uri | 31,120 | 34 | 86 | 20 | 126 | 266 | 0.9% |
Valais | Brig | 10,539 | 19 | 26 | 7 | 30 | 82 | 0.8% |
Valais | Saint-Maurice | 6,995 | 16 | 22 | 17 | 44 | 99 | 1.4% |
Valais | Sierre | 12,232 | 30 | 67 | 54 | 112 | 263 | 2.2% |
Valais | Sion | 2,500 | 3 | 29 | 5 | 10 | 46 | 1.8% |
Valais | Visp | 13,092 | 12 | 16 | 47 | 57 | 132 | 1.0% |
Valais | West Raron | 6,722 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 45 | 0.7% |
Valais | Conthey | 7,477 | 9 | 27 | 21 | 44 | 102 | 1.4% |
Glarus | Glarus | 29,668 | 34 | 105 | 33 | 121 | 293 | 1.0% |
Valais | Goms | 10,368 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 77 | 113 | 1.1% |
Valais | Hérens | 11,587 | 7 | 21 | 39 | 69 | 137 | 1.2% |
Valais | Leuk | 9,466 | 244 | 31 | 50 | 109 | 435 | 4.6% |
Valais | Martigny | 12,197 | 24 | 36 | 41 | 57 | 157 | 1.3% |
Valais | Monthey | 13,403 | 41 | 53 | 37 | 85 | 217 | 1.6% |
Valais | Raron | 4,372 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 33 | 67 | 1.5% |
Vaud | Aigle | 22,228 | 61 | 65 | 31 | 74 | 231 | 1.0% |
Vaud | Pays-d'Enhaut | 15,214 | 43 | 41 | 28 | 63 | 175 | 1.2% |
Vaud | Broye-Vully | 5,669 | 131 | 161 | 61 | 85 | 438 | 7.7% |
Vaud | Gros-de-Vaud | 5,475 | 184 | 220 | 78 | 123 | 605 | 11.1% |
Vaud | Jura-North Vaudois | 33,164 | 237 | 337 | 232 | 435 | 1,242 | 3.7% |
Vaud | Lausanne | 2,276 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 12 | 65 | 2.9% |
Vaud | Lavaux-Oron | 3,544 | 87 | 88 | 66 | 55 | 296 | 8.4% |
Vaud | Morges | 12,710 | 96 | 137 | 101 | 181 | 515 | 4.1% |
Vaud | Nyon | 14,617 | 52 | 54 | 61 | 143 | 309 | 2.1% |
Vaud | Ouest lausannois | 337 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2.7% |
Zug | Zug | 9,929 | 27 | 22 | 16 | 43 | 107 | 1.1% |
Zürich | Affoltern | 4,246 | 27 | 16 | 13 | 96 | 151 | 3.6% |
Zürich | Schaffhausen | 385 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 46 | 11.9% |
Zürich | Uster | 3,161 | 106 | 25 | 40 | 46 | 217 | 6.9% |
Zürich | Winterthur | 9,947 | 83 | 60 | 71 | 240 | 454 | 4.6% |
Zürich | Zürich | 2,816 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 50 | 1.8% |
Zürich | Andelfingen | 6,174 | 33 | 39 | 19 | 269 | 360 | 5.8% |
Zürich | Bülach | 6,726 | 125 | 42 | 27 | 70 | 264 | 3.9% |
Zürich | Dielsdorf | 4,952 | 62 | 28 | 25 | 68 | 184 | 3.7% |
Zürich | Dietikon | 2,526 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 35 | 74 | 2.9% |
Zürich | Hinwil | 7,892 | 80 | 71 | 59 | 121 | 331 | 4.2% |
Zürich | Horgen | 3,419 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 45 | 63 | 1.8% |
Zürich | Meilen | 3,169 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 66 | 114 | 3.6% |
Zürich | Pfäffikon | 7,992 | 108 | 62 | 84 | 99 | 354 | 4.4% |
Appenzell Innerrhoden | Appenzell Innerrhoden | 8,838 | 26 | 95 | 35 | 102 | 258 | 2.9% |
Basel-Landschaft | Arlesheim | 2,643 | 14 | 24 | 17 | 47 | 102 | 3.9% |
Basel-Landschaft | Laufen | 4,566 | 31 | 35 | 36 | 41 | 143 | 3.1% |
Basel-Landschaft | Liestal | 3,482 | 16 | 43 | 35 | 58 | 152 | 4.4% |
Basel-Landschaft | Sissach | 6,626 | 23 | 50 | 43 | 73 | 190 | 2.9% |
Basel-Landschaft | Waldenburg | 5,518 | 19 | 46 | 36 | 51 | 152 | 2.8% |
Basel-Stadt | Basel | 207 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
Basel-Stadt | Bettingen | 292 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2.4% |
Basel-Stadt | Riehen | 285 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.1% |
Bern | Aarberg | 4,360 | 69 | 78 | 47 | 75 | 269 | 6.2% |
Bern | Frutigen | 17,020 | 93 | 79 | 65 | 91 | 328 | 1.9% |
Bern | Interlaken | 27,677 | 79 | 216 | 104 | 183 | 581 | 2.1% |
Bern | Konolfingen | 7,392 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 67 | 133 | 1.8% |
Bern | La Neuveville | 2,992 | 12 | 33 | 39 | 67 | 151 | 5.0% |
Bern | Laupen | 2,783 | 35 | 44 | 46 | 100 | 225 | 8.1% |
Bern | Moutier | 13,388 | 52 | 126 | 89 | 186 | 453 | 3.4% |
Bern | Nidau | 2,602 | 23 | 64 | 40 | 72 | 199 | 7.6% |
Bern | Niedersimmental | 16,095 | 190 | 107 | 34 | 63 | 394 | 2.4% |
Bern | Oberhasli | 13,597 | 19 | 90 | 43 | 91 | 243 | 1.8% |
Bern | Obersimmental | 14,852 | 189 | 72 | 58 | 124 | 443 | 3.0% |
Bern | Aarwangen | 5,511 | 40 | 55 | 26 | 42 | 163 | 3.0% |
Bern | Saanen | 12,029 | 95 | 59 | 43 | 124 | 321 | 2.7% |
Bern | Schwarzenburg | 7,608 | 39 | 70 | 35 | 53 | 197 | 2.6% |
Bern | Seftigen | 6,149 | 27 | 29 | 36 | 85 | 177 | 2.9% |
Bern | Signau | 18,887 | 81 | 79 | 48 | 169 | 376 | 2.0% |
Bern | Thun | 11,962 | 61 | 44 | 27 | 67 | 199 | 1.7% |
Bern | Trachselwald | 7,821 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 39 | 94 | 1.2% |
Bern | Wangen | 4,894 | 56 | 77 | 45 | 143 | 321 | 6.6% |
Bern | Bern | 7,940 | 141 | 141 | 117 | 242 | 640 | 8.1% |
Bern | Biel | 1,201 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 1.5% |
Bern | Büren | 2,782 | 53 | 50 | 37 | 43 | 182 | 6.5% |
Bern | Burgdorf | 7,631 | 90 | 60 | 44 | 105 | 299 | 3.9% |
Bern | Courtelary | 13,879 | 44 | 78 | 58 | 148 | 329 | 2.4% |
Bern | Erlach | 2,160 | 15 | 36 | 20 | 31 | 102 | 4.7% |
Bern | Fraubrunnen | 3,247 | 75 | 84 | 48 | 79 | 287 | 8.8% |
Fribourg | La Broye | 3,764 | 123 | 112 | 43 | 68 | 347 | 9.2% |
Fribourg | La Glâne | 3,759 | 81 | 66 | 25 | 32 | 204 | 5.4% |
Fribourg | La Gruyère | 24,663 | 221 | 221 | 79 | 209 | 731 | 3.0% |
Fribourg | La Sarine | 5,835 | 107 | 63 | 42 | 57 | 269 | 4.6% |
Fribourg | La Veveyse | 6,148 | 28 | 40 | 16 | 29 | 113 | 1.8% |
Fribourg | Lac | 3,227 | 73 | 59 | 36 | 67 | 235 | 7.3% |
Fribourg | Sense | 8,253 | 115 | 88 | 56 | 75 | 334 | 4.0% |
Genève | Genève | 4,081 | 17 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 73 | 1.8% |
Valais | Entremont | 15,403 | 25 | 58 | 57 | 89 | 229 | 1.5% |
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2019 forest data for Switzerland | Archived forest data for Switzerland | Forest data for Switzerland
Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.
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