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Deforestation tables and charts for Switzerland

Deforestation data for Switzerland , 1990-2005. Switzerland 's data is derived from the FAO.

Forest Cover (hectares): 1,221,000
Forest Cover (as % of total land area): 30.9
Other wooded land (hectares): 67000
Other land with tree cover (hectares):
Total land area (hectares): 4,129,000

Forest Area

Classification Area Annual change rate Total change
Period 1990 2000 2005 1990-2000 1990-2000 2000-2005 2000-2005 1990-2005 1990-2005 1990s vs 2000s
Units ha ha ha ha % ha % ha % %
Total forest area 1,155,000 1,199,000 1,221,000 4000 0.4 4000 0.4 66,000 5.71 0
Other wooded land 59000 64000 67000 500 0.85 600 0.94 8,000 13.56 10.63
Primary forests 3000 6000 14000 300 10 1,600 26.67 11000 366.67 433.33
Plantations 3000 4000 4000 100 3.33 0 0 1000 33.3 -100




Chart: Forest cover in Switzerland, 1990-2005
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Chart: Other wooded land cover in Switzerland, 1990-2005
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Chart: Primary forest cover in Switzerland 1990-2005
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All data derived from the Forest Resources Assessment and the State of the World's Forests published by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (F.A.O)




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