NFI Results

What do the numbers stand for?
What is the purpose of the standard error?
When are two results statistically different?
When is it not sufficient to consider only the standard error?
Two types of changes?
Change analyses: When are the results (not) additive?
Why is a dot (“.”) sometimes given in the cells for standard error or estimated value?
Why are no standard error values shown in some tables?
Negative values for growing stock, increment or fellings?

1. What do the numbers stand for?

The tables mainly show results that were calculated using statistical methods from the data of the sample inventory of the National Forest Inventory (NFI). Such results always consist of two figures: (1) the estimated value and (2) the sampling error, the so-called standard error.

Example 1: Estimated value and standard error

NFI5

volume of deadwood (stemwood)
ownership (2 categories)

regional demarcation: production region

unit: m³/ha

evaluation area: accessible forest without shrub forest

grid: 1.4 km grid, subgrids 1-5

state 2018/26
	production region
	Jura		Plateau		Pre-Alps		Alps		Southern Alps		Switzerland
ownership (2 categories)	m³/ha	±%	m³/ha	±%	m³/ha	±%	m³/ha	±%	m³/ha	±%	m³/ha	±%
public	30	10	17	13	37	9	36	6	26	10	30	4
private	27	17	20	12	50	10	32	8	39	13	34	5
total	29estimated value	9standard error	19	9	44	7	35	5	29	8	32	3

The tables usually show the relative (percentage) standard error (“±%”), but occasionally – in the case of estimated percentages – the absolute standard error (“±”).

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2. What is the purpose of the standard error?

The standard error can be used to define confidence intervals around the estimated value, which contain the true value of the population with a certain statistical certainty.

The statistical certainty is:

68% if the confidence interval is calculated using the standard error
(68% confidence interval = estimated value ± standard error), and
95% if the confidence interval is calculated using twice the standard error
(95% confidence interval = estimated value ± 2 × standard error*)

Example 2: Calculating confidence intervals

LFI5
volume of deadwood (stemwood)
ownership (2 categories)
regional demarcation: production region
unit: m³/ha
evaluation area: accessible forest without shrub forest
grid: 1.4 km grid, subgrids 1-5
state 2018/26
	production region
	Jura
ownership (2 classes)	m³/ha	±%
public	30	10
private	27	17
total	29	9

Question
What are the 68% and 95% confidence intervals of the above estimates?

Procedure

Calculate the absolute standard error (= relative standard error × estimated value / 100)
Calculate the confidence intervals
- 68% confidence interval = estimated value ± absolute standard error
- 95% confidence interval = estimated value ± 2 × absolute standard error

Answer

			Step 1	Step 2

ownership (2 categories)	volume of deadwood Jura NFI5
	estimated value	standard error		confidence interval
		relative	absolute	68%	95%
	m³/ha	±%	±m³/ha	m³/ha	m³/ha
public	30	10	3	27-33	24-36
private	27	17	5	22-32	17-37
total	29	9	3	26-32calculated with the standard error, i.e. 29 ± 3	23-35calculated with twice the standard error, i.e. 29 ± 2 × 3

The volume of deadwood in the Jura is between 26 and 32 m³/ha with a statistical certainty of 68% and between 23 and 35 m³/ha with a statistical certainty of 95%.

The 95% confidence interval is larger than the 68% confidence interval. This results in higher statistical certainty with the 95% confidence interval.

Example 3: Visualisation of the 68% and 95% confidence intervals

Data: see example 2

When interpreting the results, one must define the level of statistical certainty that one would like to apply to the statement.

The 68% confidence interval is generally used in the National Forest Inventory (NFI).

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3. When are two results statistically different?*

This can be checked by comparing the confidence intervals of two estimated values:

If the 68% confidence intervals of two estimates do not overlap, it can be assumed with some certainty that the two populations differ.
If the 95% confidence intervals of two estimates do not overlap, it can be assumed with high certainty that the two populations differ.

Example 4: Interpretation of two results from the same inventory

NFI5
growing stock (stemwood)
ownership (2 categories)
regional demarcation: production region
unit: m³/ha
evaluation area: accessible forest without shrub forest
grid: 1.4 km grid, subgrids 1-5
state 2018/26
	production region
	Jura		Plateau		Pre-Alps		Alps		Southern Alps		Switzerland
ownership (2 categories)	m³/ha	±%	m³/ha	±%	m³/ha	±%	m³/ha	±%	m³/ha	±%	m³/ha	±%
public	331	3	311	3	405	4	300	3	256	5	314	2
private	387	5	432	4	454	4	348	4	285	6	398	2
total	345	2	363	2	431	2	314	2	262	4	343	1

	case 2						case 1

case 1

Question
Is the growing stock per hectare greater in the Alps than in the Southern Alps?

Procedure

Calculate the absolute standard errors
Calculate the confidence intervals depending on the desired level of statistical certainty:
- 68% confidence intervals (some certainty; absolute standard error)
- 95% confidence intervals (high certainty; twice the absolute standard error)
Assess whether the confidence intervals corresponding to the desired level of statistical certainty do not overlap

Answer

ownership (2 categories)	growing stock NFI5
	Alps					Southern Alps
	estimated value	standard error		confidence interval		estimated value	standard error		confidence interval
		relative	absolute	68%	95%		relative	absolute	68%	95%
	m³/ha	±%	±m³/ha	m³/ha	m³/ha	m³/ha	±%	±m³/ha	m³/ha	m³/ha
total	314	2	6	308-320	302-326	262	4	10	252-272	242-282

Neither the 68%-confidence intervals nor the 95%-confidence intervals overlap (pairs of values in ).

In this case, the level of statistical certainty selected has no influence on the result.

Overall, this means that there is high statistical certainty that the growing stock per hectare is greater in the Alps than in the Southern Alps.

Case 2

Question
Is the growing stock per hectare greater in the Plateau than in the Jura?

Procedure

See case 1.

Answer

ownership (2 categories)	growing stock NFI5
	Jura					Plateau
	estimated value	standard error		confidence interval		estimated value	standard error		confidence interval
		relative	absolute	68%	95%		relative	absolute	68%	95%
	m³/ha	±%	±m³/ha	m³/ha	m³/ha	m³/ha	±%	±m³/ha	m³/ha	m³/ha
total	345	2	7	338-352	331-359	363	2	7	356-370	349-377

The 68%-confidence intervals do not overlap (pairs of values in ).
In contrast, the 95%-confidence intervals overlap (pairs of values in ).

In this case, the level of statistical certainty selected has an influence on the interpretation of the results. At the 68% confidence interval level, the conclusion is that the growing stock per hectare is higher in the Plateau than in the Jura. At the 95% confidence interval level, however, this conclusion cannot be drawn.

Considering both confidence interval levels, it can be said that there is some, but not high, statistical certainty that the growing stock per hectare is greater in the Plateau than in the Jura.

The confidence intervals can also be used to determine whether a value estimated with a sample from the National Forest Inventory (NFI) deviates from a target value (e.g. from Swiss forest policy) or whether a change between two inventories is statistically certain.

Example 5: Interpretation of two results from different inventories

ownership (2 categories)	growing stock Plateau*
	NFI4		NFI5
	m³/ha	±%	m³/ha	±%
public	340	3	309	3
private	447	4	432	4
total	386	2	363	2
* accessible forest without shrub forest NFI4/NFI5

Question
Has the growing stock per hectare in the Plateau decreased from NFI4 to NFI5?

Procedure

Calculate the absolute standard errors
Calculate the confidence intervals depending on the desired level of statistical certainty:
- 68% confidence intervals (some certainty; absolute standard error)
- 95% confidence intervals (high certainty; twice the absolute standard error)
Assess whether the confidence intervals corresponding to the desired level of statistical certainty do not overlap.

Answer

ownership (2 categories)	growing stock Plateau*
	NFI4					NFI5
	estimated value	standard error		confidence interval		estimated value	standard error		confidence interval
		relative	absolute	68%	95%		relative	absolute	68%	95%
	m³/ha	±%	±	m³/ha	m³/ha	m³/ha	±%	±	m³/ha	m³/ha
public	340	3	11	329-351	318-362	309	3	11	298-320	287-331
private	447	4	16	431-463	415-479	432	4	17	415-449	398-466
total	386	2	8	378-394	370-402	363	2	9	354-372	345-381
* accessible forest without shrub forest NFI4/NFI5

The 68%-confidence intervals do not overlap in the public forest and the total forest (pairs of values in ), but they do in the private forest (pairs of values in ). At the certainty level of the 68% confidence intervals, it can be concluded that the growing stock per hectare in the public forest and the total forest of the Plateau has decreased. For the private forest the decrease is not statistically certain at this level.

The 95%-confidence intervals overlap in all three categories. At the certainty level of the 95% confidence intervals, it is therefore not certain that the growing stock has decreased, even for the public forest and total forest.

See also examples 6 and 7, in which changes between two inventories are interpreted using the more sensitive metric of net change.

For many target variables in the NFI, it is possible to determine whether a change between two inventories is statistically certain, not only by comparing the states in the two inventories (see example 5), but also by analysing the net change** between the two inventories.

To do this, one must first define the level of statistical certainty that one would like to apply to the statement (as done above):

A net change has occurred with some certainty if the relative standard error is less than 100% or if the confidence interval calculated with the absolute standard error (68% confidence interval) does not include the value 0.
A net change has occurred with high certainty if twice the relative standard error is less than 100% or if the confidence interval calculated with twice the absolute standard error (95% confidence interval) does not include the value 0.

Example 6: Interpretation of net changes with the relative standard error

ownership (2 categories)	change in growing stock from NFI4 to NFI5, Plateau*
	estimated value	standard error
	m³/ha	±%
public	-34	30
private	-9	147
total	-23	34
* accessible forest without shrub forest NFI4/NFI5

Question
Has the growing stock per hectare in the Plateau decreased from NFI4 to NFI5?

Procedure

Define the level of statistical certainty (68% or 95% confidence interval)
Determine whether:
- the relative standard error is less than 100% (certainty level of the 68% confidence interval)
- twice the relative standard error is less than 100% (certainty level of the 95% confidence interval)

Answer

ownership (2 categories)	change in growing stock from NFI4 to NFI5, Plateau*
	estimated value	standard error
		single	double
	m³/ha	±%	±%
public	-34	30	60
private	-9	147	294
total	-23	34	68
* accessible forest without shrub forest NFI4/NFI5

The single relative standard error is less than 100% for both the public forest and the total forest (highlighted values). For the private forest, however, it is greater than 100% (highlighted values). At the certainty level of the 68% confidence interval, it can be concluded that the growing stock in the Plateau has decreased in the public forest and in total. For the private forest, on the other hand, the decrease in stock is not statistically certain at this level.

The same conclusion is reached in this example with the certainty level of the 95% confidence interval, as twice the relative standard error is again less than 100% for both the public forest and the total forest.

Overall, this means that there is high statistical certainty that the growing stock per hectare has decreased in the public forest in the Plateau, as well as overall. For private forests, on the other hand, the decrease in stock is not statistically certain (as twice the relative standard error and the relative standard error are both less than 100%).

Example 7: Interpretation of net changes with the absolute standard error

ownership (2 categories)	change in growing stock from NFI4 to NFI5, Plateau*
	estimated value	standard error
	%	±
public	-10	3
private	-2	3
total	-6	2
* accessible forest without shrub forest NFI4/NFI5

Question
Has the growing stock per hectare in the Plateau decreased from NFI4 to NFI5?

Procedure

Define the level of statistical certainty (68% or 95% confidence interval)
Calculate the confidence interval based on the defined certainty level
- 68% confidence interval with the absolute standard error
- 95% confidence interval with twice the absolute standard error
Determine whether the corresponding confidence interval does not include the value 0

Answer

ownership (2 categories)	change in growing stock from NFI4 to NFI5, Plateau*
	estimated value	standard error		confidence interval
		single	double	68%	95%
	%	±	±	%	%
public	-10	3	6	-13 to -7	-16 to -4
private	-2	3	6	-5 to +1	-8 to +4
total	-6	2	4	-8 to -4	-10 to -2
* accessible forest without shrub forest NFI4/NFI5

Neither the 68% nor the 95% confidence interval includes the value 0 for the public forest or for the total forest. At both certainty levels, this leads to the conclusion that the growing stock in the Plateau has decreased in the public forest and in total. For the private forest, on the other hand, the decrease in stock is not statistically certain (as the confidence intervals include the value 0).

Net changes can be interpreted using the absolute or relative standard error (see examples 6 and 7). It is advisable to use the absolute standard error if the estimated value in the table is shown as a percentage (%; as in example 7), and the relative standard error if the estimated value in the table is shown in absolute terms (m³, m³/ha, pc, m²; as in example 6). This means that the standard error can be taken directly from the table and does not need to be converted.

To assess whether a change is statistically certain, it is advisable to analyse the net change between the two inventories wherever possible. Net changes are more sensitive than status comparisons, which makes it easier to detect differences statistically. See examples 6 and 7 (net change) and 7 (comparison of two results from different inventories).

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4. When is it not sufficient to consider only the standard error?

The National Forest Inventory (NFI) is a sample-based large-scale inventory whose sample areas are arranged on a grid with a mesh size of 1.4 km × 1.4 km. The NFI was designed in such a way that the growing stock for Switzerland as a whole can be predicted with a maximum standard error of 1%.

If results are requested for individual regions or for individual classes, the standard error quickly becomes much larger. This is because the number of sample areas and subjects (e.g. sample trees, young forest plants, pieces of deadwood) analysed for the queried combination of variable expressions* is considerably lower than for the total.

Example 8: Standard error and combination of variable expressions

region	growing stock
	total		maple		sycamore		Norway maple
	estimated value	standard error	estimated value	standard error	estimated value	standard error	estimated value	standard error
	m³/ha	±%	m³/ha	±%	m³/ha	±%	m³/ha	±%
Switzerland	343	1	12	5	11	5	1	20
production region "Plateau"	363	2	15	10	14	11	0	50
Canton of Aargau	289	7	15	20	13	20	1	63

The standard error increases as the level of detail increases.

Large standard errors are to be expected if:

forest districts are selected as the regional demarcation or results for small cantons (e.g. Appenzell Innerrhoden, Nidwalden) are queried,
a classification variable with many classes is selected (e.g. tree species in 56 classes),
several classification variables are combined with each other (e.g. main tree species and development stage).

Large standard errors are an indication that the estimate may have been based on too small a number of sample areas or subjects and that the result of the estimate therefore may not be reliable.

For the target variable “number of stems of young forest plants with browsing damage” (browsing intensity), an uncertain estimate is not necessarily recognisable by a large standard error. This is because this target variable is a quotient estimator**, which is – due to the survey method – only based on a small number of assessed young forest plants for rarer tree species (e.g. pine, larch, Arolla pine, oak, chestnut). Accordingly, for this target variable one should always check how many young forest plants were assessed for the individual estimates. As a rule of thumb, at least 30 young forest plants per estimate should have been assessed for browsing in order to obtain a reliable estimate.

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5. Two types of changes?

There are two types of changes in the National Forest Inventory (NFI):

The first type of change involves specific target variables for change components such as increment, fellings or mortality. These target variables are only available for two consecutive measurement cycles, e.g. NFI4 to NFI5. When change components are analysed, the classification variable expression of the second measurement cycle is generally assigned to the first measurement cycle. These analyses therefore do not take into account any change in the expression (e.g. from private to public ownership) from the earlier to the later measurement cycle.
In the second type of change, the difference in target variables, such as stem number, growing stock or forest area, is used to calculate the net change between two measurement cycles. These target variables are usually used to represent states, e.g. that in NFI5, but can also show the net change between any two measurement cycles, e.g. between NFI1 and NFI5. In these net change analyses, the change in expression is taken into account for some of the classification variables, including “tree condition” and “forest, non-forest”. In this way, it can be seen, for example, that the forest area has increased. For the remaining classification variables, the expressions are regarded as static. This means that the most recent state – whether it was assessed in a measurement cycle (e.g. “primary forest function NFI5”) or taken from an external data source (e.g. “protection forest [2022]”) – is assigned to all measurement cycles.

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6. Change analyses: When are the results (not) additive?

The results are:

additive if they are reported as the total change between two measurement dates. For example, the fellings for the various production regions reported in cubic metres (m³) can be added together to obtain the total fellings for Switzerland.
not additive if they are reported as a change per year (e.g. m³/year). For example, the fellings for the various production regions reported in cubic metres per year (m³/year) cannot be added together to obtain the total fellings for Switzerland.

Example 9: : Additivity/non-additivity of changes

	growing stock: total change between NFI4 and NFI5 (in 1000 m³)*
	Jura		Plateau		Pre-Alps		Alps		Southern Alps		Switzerland
higher/lower altitude zone	1000 m³	±%	1000 m³	±%	1000 m³	±%	1000 m³	±%	1000 m³	±%	1000 m³	±%
lower altitude zone	-3759.0	28	-4909.1	36	-1025.2	133	-317.1	195	3464.1	31	-6546.3	42
higher altitude zone	574.3	117	-328.0	62	1093.0	123	7128.4	21	666.7	93	9134.3	24
total	-3184.7	40	-5237.1	34	67.9	2805	6811.3	23	4130.8	30	2588.1	136
	* accessible forest without shrub forest NFI4/NFI5
	additive

	growing stock: annual change between NFI4 and NFI5 (in 1000 m³/year)*
	Jura		Plateau		Pre-Alps		Alps		Southern Alps		Switzerland
higher/lower altitude zone	1000 m³/year	±%	1000 m³/year	±%	1000 m³/year	±%	1000 m³/year	±%	1000 m³/year	±%	1000 m³/year	±%
lower altitude zone	-421.1	28	-560.6	36	-115.7	133	-35.9	195	389.5	31	-740.7	42
higher altitude zone	64.7	117	-38.3	62	122.4	123	810.4	21	74.9	93	1032.7	24
total	-357.3	40	-598.4	34	7.6	2805	773.8	23	464.4	30	292.7	136
	* accessible forest without shrub forest NFI4/NFI5
	not additive

The non-additivity of changes expressed per year arises because the total change is divided by the average number of years between the two measurement dates in the domain* under consideration, and this average number of years varies slightly depending on the domain.

Example 10: Average number of years per domain

domain		mean number of years*
production region	higher/lower altitude zone
Mittelland	-	8.75
Plateau	higher altitude zone	8.56
Plateau	lower altitude zone	8.76
Southern Alps	-	8.90
Southern Alps	higher altitude zone	8.90
Southern Alps	lower altitude zone	8.89
* between the NFI4 and NFI5 measurements in the accessible forest without shrub forest

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7. Why is a dot (“.”) sometimes given in the cells for standard error or estimated value?

In the calculation of a results table, data is not always available for all combinations of variable expressions*. In most cases, this indicates that the variable estimated with the relevant target variable does not occur or only occurs very rarely. The value 0 is then usually used. However, as this value is not based on any direct measurements, a dot (“.”) is given for the associated standard error. If reference is made to the assumed value of 0 in the calculation, e.g. in the case of percentages or certain change estimates, no value can be used. In this case, a dot (“.”) is given for the estimated value and the standard error.

For example, no Arolla pines have yet been found and measured in the Plateau in the National Forest Inventory (NFI) (growing stock of Arolla pine by production region). It can therefore be assumed that the values are missing because the Arolla pine actually does not occur in the Plateau, and therefore the growing stock in that region must be 0.

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8. Why are no standard error values shown in some tables?

The data in these tables originates from a complete survey and not from a sample inventory. Accordingly, it is not necessary to specify a standard error because there is no uncertainty due to sampling.

The forest road network survey that the National Forest Inventory (NFI) periodically carries out with the local forestry services is an example of such a complete survey.

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9. Negative values for growing stock, increment or fellings?

A negative value is possible if the result could only be calculated on the basis of a few trees. The estimate is therefore not reliable. This is also reflected in the standard error, which is usually extremely large for negative stock, increment or felling values.

Negative values can occur because, when the stemwood volume of the tally trees is determined, the volume estimated solely on the basis of the diameter at breast height (DBH) (tariff volume) is adjusted using the volume of the tally trees estimated on the basis of DBH, diameter at 7 m height and tree height. This procedure enables an unbiased and more accurate calculation of the stemwood volume. However, it can lead to negative values for all target variables that are based on the stemwood volume of the tally trees (e.g. growing stock, increment, fellings) if the number of tally trees in the selected combination of variable expressions* is small.

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NFI5
number of stems
diameter at breast height (10 classes) · main tree species
regional demarcation: biogeographical region
unit: 1000 n
evaluation area: accessible forest without shrub forest NFI4/NFI5
grid: 1.4 km grid, subgrids 1-5
state 2018/26
		biogeographical region
		Jura		Plateau		Northern Alps		Western Central-Alps		Eastern Central-Alps		Southern Alps		Switzerland
diameter at breast height (10 classes)	main tree species	1000 n	±%	1000 n	±%	1000 n	±%	1000 n	±%	1000 n	±%	1000 n	±%	1000 n	±%
n/a	n/a	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.
	spruce	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.
	fir	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.
	pine	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.
	larch	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.
	Arolla pine	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.
	other conifers	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.
	beech	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.
	maple	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.
	ash	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.
	oak	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.
	sweet chestnut	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.
	other broadleaves	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.
	indeterminable	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.
	total	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.
12-20 cm	n/a	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.
	spruce	5818	13	10620	11	22202	7	7354	11	14382	9	5664	15	66040	4
	fir	6883	10	5764	11	6975	11	420	32	227	32	643	29	20912	6
	pine	182	44	152	50	536	44	1719	33	2584	26	218	51	5392	17
	larch	17	100	894	46	346	41	2269	16	1475	19	2791	19	7792	10
	Arolla pine	0	.	0	.	0	.	664	32	1567	28	67	61	2298	21
	other conifers	453	39	390	23	699	39	138	66	627	34	37	71	2345	17
	beech	8546	9	10186	9	8688	9	1060	31	860	25	5998	14	35338	5
	maple	3397	15	3560	13	5205	11	1089	33	371	35	1283	30	14905	7
	ash	1210	22	1841	15	2363	16	735	31	428	34	1525	22	8102	8
	oak	982	47	695	28	180	56	718	38	0	.	885	40	3459	20
	sweet chestnut	0	.	0	.	75	100	0	0	18	100	4138	20	4230	20
	other broadleaves	2640	14	5277	12	6553	11	3386	16	3111	21	10871	11	31839	6
	indeterminable	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	total	30128	5	39378	5	53821	5	19553	8	25652	7	34121	6	202653	2
21-30 cm	n/a	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.
	spruce	3386	11	6174	11	15166	6	4456	14	9271	9	3358	13	41810	4
	fir	4068	10	3285	13	3902	10	221	35	191	33	302	34	11969	6
	pine	285	37	364	36	458	51	1801	23	1047	23	87	84	4043	14
	larch	0	.	344	38	188	45	1768	17	1092	25	2678	15	6070	10
	Arolla pine	0	.	0	.	0	.	543	26	1229	23	53	76	1825	17
	other conifers	120	47	213	29	121	62	0	.	35	71	17	100	506	23
	beech	5491	9	5046	8	5833	9	433	44	740	29	3849	16	21391	5
	maple	1893	12	1864	16	3769	10	253	40	263	39	287	32	8330	7
	ash	617	22	1054	17	1518	16	383	41	256	69	649	34	4478	10
	oak	388	34	925	26	178	38	270	40	0	0	809	23	2570	14
	sweet chestnut	0	.	0	.	19	100	18	100	0	.	3773	15	3811	15
	other broadleaves	857	21	1846	13	2141	15	1205	20	1125	25	4494	13	11667	7
	indeterminable	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	total	17106	5	21116	5	33293	4	11351	9	15248	7	20356	5	118470	2
31-40 cm	n/a	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.
	spruce	2785	11	3596	10	10868	6	2784	12	5477	9	2072	15	27581	4
	fir	1978	12	1848	13	2682	11	176	40	136	32	261	33	7081	6
	pine	615	26	347	24	397	36	670	22	613	26	102	66	2744	12
	larch	7	100	89	47	91	56	1461	17	1128	16	1540	15	4316	9
	Arolla pine	0	.	0	.	10	100	310	31	627	25	15	100	961	19
	other conifers	37	68	101	46	22	76	0	0	0	.	0	.	160	35
	beech	4330	9	3286	8	3858	9	206	38	420	24	1695	16	13793	5
	maple	906	16	843	14	1781	12	7	100	215	35	187	42	3939	8
	ash	374	22	1191	15	1027	21	129	48	124	46	151	34	2996	10
	oak	268	31	486	20	32	50	100	45	14	71	297	27	1197	13
	sweet chestnut	0	.	0	.	38	100	49	79	0	.	1382	20	1469	19
	other broadleaves	309	25	644	18	399	21	87	39	132	34	1627	17	3198	10
	indeterminable	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	total	11608	5	12431	5	21204	4	5978	9	8885	7	9329	7	69435	2
41-50 cm	n/a	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.
	spruce	1948	9	2537	9	7598	6	1562	13	3644	8	1437	14	18726	3
	fir	1572	10	1398	10	1905	9	110	40	118	29	148	32	5250	5
	pine	298	21	372	18	172	41	273	25	363	23	41	52	1519	11
	larch	35	53	90	36	30	79	1134	16	915	15	885	13	3089	8
	Arolla pine	0	.	0	.	0	.	133	33	255	23	0	.	388	19
	other conifers	14	71	69	42	0	.	0	.	0	.	8	100	90	35
	beech	2601	8	2384	8	2311	10	106	52	307	25	649	15	8357	4
	maple	452	14	270	19	548	13	30	100	56	44	44	47	1400	8
	ash	250	21	705	15	354	20	7	100	7	100	51	54	1374	10
	oak	193	31	516	16	63	44	21	75	0	.	167	29	960	12
	sweet chestnut	0	.	0	.	15	70	0	.	0	.	606	20	620	20
	other broadleaves	203	37	317	19	136	31	44	47	42	72	484	18	1227	12
	indeterminable	0	0	0	.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	total	7565	4	8658	4	13131	4	3420	9	5707	6	4519	6	43001	2
51-60 cm	n/a	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.
	spruce	1245	10	1305	10	4557	6	851	13	1900	9	897	18	10754	4
	fir	1003	11	1182	12	1599	9	97	49	118	30	190	29	4189	6
	pine	121	26	246	22	95	36	68	41	198	28	14	100	742	13
	larch	22	58	76	32	50	47	793	15	619	16	567	14	2127	8
	Arolla pine	0	.	0	.	0	.	56	56	135	27	0	.	191	25
	other conifers	14	71	102	43	0	.	0	.	0	.	8	100	124	36
	beech	1232	10	1698	8	1215	11	7	100	98	36	302	20	4551	5
	maple	151	23	123	26	225	21	0	.	73	34	0	.	571	12
	ash	96	32	416	17	158	26	7	100	7	100	40	63	724	12
	oak	42	47	369	17	14	71	0	.	21	100	63	38	509	14
	sweet chestnut	0	.	0	.	8	100	0	.	0	.	303	26	312	25
	other broadleaves	28	61	175	26	101	35	16	71	25	71	57	42	401	17
	indeterminable	0	.	0	.	0	0	0	0	0	.	0	.	0	0
	total	3952	5	5692	5	8021	4	1896	10	3193	7	2442	10	25195	2
61-70 cm	n/a	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.
	spruce	669	13	666	13	2330	8	291	18	743	13	372	16	5071	5
	fir	452	16	535	14	770	13	7	100	59	36	30	50	1853	8
	pine	15	71	75	33	10	100	7	100	58	35	7	100	172	21
	larch	0	.	34	45	7	100	422	19	327	20	231	20	1021	11
	Arolla pine	0	.	0	.	0	.	14	71	22	58	0	.	36	45
	other conifers	0	.	61	46	0	.	0	.	0	.	8	100	69	42
	beech	305	17	634	12	367	20	7	100	47	38	151	28	1511	8
	maple	21	58	41	47	77	38	0	.	0	.	0	.	140	27
	ash	53	43	134	24	44	46	0	.	0	.	10	100	241	19
	oak	20	73	115	31	7	100	0	.	0	.	14	71	156	26
	sweet chestnut	0	.	0	.	7	100	0	.	0	.	75	31	82	30
	other broadleaves	14	100	43	41	53	53	7	100	18	72	15	71	151	27
	indeterminable	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	0	0	.	0	.	0	0
	total	1549	9	2338	6	3672	6	756	14	1273	10	913	10	10501	3
71-80 cm	n/a	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.
	spruce	225	20	287	18	1041	10	109	37	309	17	188	27	2158	7
	fir	197	20	301	17	393	16	37	60	40	41	30	49	999	10
	pine	7	100	27	50	0	.	0	.	14	71	0	.	48	38
	larch	7	100	15	71	21	58	159	28	117	26	115	26	433	15
	Arolla pine	0	.	0	.	0	.	28	50	21	58	0	.	50	38
	other conifers	0	.	41	58	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	41	58
	beech	59	39	244	20	159	24	0	.	18	74	44	41	525	13
	maple	16	71	7	100	13	71	0	.	0	.	0	.	36	45
	ash	15	71	23	59	14	71	0	.	6	100	6	100	65	34
	oak	0	.	69	34	0	.	0	.	7	100	0	.	76	32
	sweet chestnut	0	.	0	.	8	100	0	.	0	.	67	40	75	37
	other broadleaves	0	.	43	41	6	100	0	.	0	.	7	100	56	35
	indeterminable	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.
	total	525	13	1057	9	1656	8	333	21	533	13	457	15	4562	5
81-90 cm	n/a	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.
	spruce	47	47	111	26	248	18	37	45	141	26	75	37	659	11
	fir	57	39	167	23	92	33	0	.	21	58	7	100	345	16
	pine	0	.	7	100	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	7	100
	larch	0	.	0	.	0	.	60	43	56	43	102	35	218	23
	Arolla pine	0	.	0	.	0	.	21	75	7	100	7	100	36	53
	other conifers	0	.	41	47	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	41	47
	beech	0	.	28	50	30	50	0	0	0	.	37	45	95	28
	maple	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	8	100	0	.	8	100
	ash	0	.	23	58	10	100	0	.	0	.	0	.	33	51
	oak	0	.	37	45	10	100	0	.	0	.	0	.	47	41
	sweet chestnut	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	45	46	45	46
	other broadleaves	0	.	8	100	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	8	100
	indeterminable	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.
	total	104	30	422	14	391	15	118	29	233	20	273	20	1541	8
91-100 cm	n/a	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.
	spruce	15	71	20	58	100	28	22	58	49	43	25	59	231	19
	fir	22	58	14	71	27	50	0	.	0	.	25	58	88	29
	pine	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	7	100	0	.	7	100
	larch	0	.	0	.	0	.	29	50	18	72	15	71	61	36
	Arolla pine	0	.	0	.	0	.	14	71	0	.	0	.	14	71
	other conifers	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.
	beech	0	.	32	52	7	100	0	.	0	.	0	.	39	46
	maple	0	.	0	.	6	100	0	.	0	.	0	.	6	100
	ash	0	.	17	71	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	17	71
	oak	0	.	14	71	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	14	71
	sweet chestnut	0	.	0	.	0	.	7	100	0	.	38	60	45	53
	other broadleaves	0	.	7	100	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	7	100
	indeterminable	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.
	total	37	45	103	27	141	23	73	32	73	35	102	32	529	12
>100 cm	n/a	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.
	spruce	7	100	21	58	57	35	7	100	30	50	18	72	140	23
	fir	15	71	0	.	7	100	0	.	0	.	0	.	22	58
	pine	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.
	larch	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	7	100	22	74	29	61
	Arolla pine	0	.	0	.	0	.	7	100	7	100	0	.	14	71
	other conifers	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.
	beech	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.
	maple	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.
	ash	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.
	oak	0	.	16	100	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	16	100
	sweet chestnut	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	50	51	50	51
	other broadleaves	0	.	27	61	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	27	61
	indeterminable	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.
	total	22	58	65	40	64	33	14	71	44	41	90	37	299	18
total	n/a	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.
	spruce	16143	8	25337	7	64167	5	17474	10	35944	7	14105	12	173170	3
	fir	16246	7	14493	8	18353	7	1069	29	910	22	1637	24	52707	4
	pine	1523	20	1590	16	1668	34	4538	22	4885	19	470	47	14674	10
	larch	88	37	1543	32	731	32	8094	11	5755	11	8945	11	25155	6
	Arolla pine	0	.	0	.	10	100	1791	22	3870	20	142	65	5813	15
	other conifers	637	31	1017	19	842	39	138	66	662	33	78	59	3376	15
	beech	22563	6	23538	6	22467	7	1819	32	2490	21	12725	12	85602	3
	maple	6836	10	6709	10	11625	8	1379	32	986	27	1800	26	29336	5
	ash	2615	14	5403	9	5489	12	1262	30	828	41	2433	22	18030	6
	oak	1892	31	3242	15	483	30	1109	33	42	85	2235	23	9004	11
	sweet chestnut	0	.	0	.	171	88	75	76	18	100	10476	13	10739	13
	other broadleaves	4051	13	8386	10	9389	10	4745	15	4453	20	17555	10	48580	5
	indeterminable	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	total	72595	3	91259	3	135395	3	43493	7	60843	5	72602	4	476187	1

Table citation

Abegg, M.; Ahles, P.; Allgaier Leuch, B.; Cioldi, F.; Didion, M.; Düggelin, C.; Fischer, C.; Herold, A.; Meile, R.; Rohner, B.; Rösler, E.; Speich, S.; Temperli, C.; Traub, B.,
2023: Swiss national forest inventory - Result table No. 1327035. Birmensdorf, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL

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