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	23-25calculated 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 (pairs of values in ), but they do in the private forest and the total 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 of the Plateau has decreased. For the private forest, as well as for the total 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.

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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NFI4—NFI5
change: total wood volume (stemwood)
main tree species · tree state (living/dead)
regional demarcation: canton
unit: 1000 m³
evaluation area: accessible forest without shrub forest NFI4/NFI5
grid: 1.4 km grid, subgrids 1-5
change 2009/17–2018/26
		canton
		AG		AI		AR		BE		BL/BS		FR		GE		GL		GR		JU		LU		NE		NW		OW		SG		SH		SO		SZ		TG		TI		UR		VD		VS		ZG		ZH		Switzerland
main tree species	tree state (living/dead)	1000 m³	±%	1000 m³	±%	1000 m³	±%	1000 m³	±%	1000 m³	±%	1000 m³	±%	1000 m³	±%	1000 m³	±%	1000 m³	±%	1000 m³	±%	1000 m³	±%	1000 m³	±%	1000 m³	±%	1000 m³	±%	1000 m³	±%	1000 m³	±%	1000 m³	±%	1000 m³	±%	1000 m³	±%	1000 m³	±%	1000 m³	±%	1000 m³	±%	1000 m³	±%	1000 m³	±%	1000 m³	±%	1000 m³	±%
n/a	n/a	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
	living	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
	dead	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
	total	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
spruce	n/a	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
	living	-611	72	269	65	-780	51	-3584	34	24	317	274	201	4	75	-695	60	2114	44	-534	65	-1606	45	-139	148	267	52	636	46	58	1124	-500	50	-337	86	-243	161	-602	54	1081	88	229	162	-465	99	1112	42	223	46	-1122	56	-4927	52
	dead	-46	160	15	136	131	69	527	61	-7	498	-394	62	.	.	17	418	997	32	232	47	54	275	198	66	9	146	112	77	120	91	191	90	-11	158	158	68	165	59	454	39	64	104	279	52	675	28	10	119	183	97	4130	17
	total	-658	63	284	66	-649	60	-3057	40	18	392	-121	503	4	75	-678	63	3111	28	-302	113	-1552	46	59	367	276	49	748	47	178	357	-309	58	-348	83	-86	510	-438	71	1535	67	293	139	-186	245	1787	25	233	45	-939	65	-798	324
fir	n/a	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
	living	-489	63	52	158	10	2124	656	99	92	38	-183	203	4	100	-25	310	114	100	321	73	444	80	468	43	37	127	191	44	307	91	45	72	0	69983	197	105	79	137	239	43	-89	114	630	64	330	32	27	215	-81	249	3377	35
	dead	84	62	2	100	-20	135	392	37	15	85	79	86	.	.	2	350	79	113	64	127	150	66	32	98	9	123	42	94	66	153	.	.	-21	443	16	135	8	100	47	72	74	59	128	91	16	148	30	78	4	839	1297	24
	total	-405	75	54	152	-10	2170	1049	61	107	39	-104	342	4	100	-23	317	193	66	386	69	595	59	500	41	45	106	233	42	373	69	45	72	-21	834	212	97	87	131	285	34	-15	633	758	53	347	33	57	116	-77	261	4674	25
pine	n/a	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
	living	-69	61	.	.	-17	100	-71	148	80	54	-163	85	-43	59	.	.	98	143	14	562	60	76	-36	170	4	100	54	70	-27	189	-30	163	-10	236	23	86	-37	135	-14	261	27	98	-27	104	-102	96	.	.	-157	70	-443	72
	dead	-19	100	.	.	.	.	46	88	10	116	-67	66	-4	100	.	.	169	34	-19	62	.	.	-4	93	.	.	7	87	-8	123	23	63	0	10690	1	62	12	135	-2	252	5	100	21	140	82	59	.	.	49	88	303	38
	total	-88	52	.	.	-17	100	-25	376	89	46	-230	77	-48	60	.	.	267	50	-5	1375	60	76	-39	152	4	100	62	70	-35	172	-7	655	-10	278	24	84	-25	195	-16	243	32	89	-6	273	-20	423	.	.	-108	106	-140	233
larch	n/a	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
	living	-15	461	.	.	.	.	-40	183	2	94	26	60	.	.	-16	72	776	41	2	100	10	58	-2	100	.	.	4	100	13	227	-3	381	3	100	6	100	15	215	750	25	.	.	148	45	552	43	-15	100	-2	1759	2213	21
	dead	.	.	.	.	.	.	-1	110	.	.	-31	91	.	.	.	.	290	42	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	1	100	2	243	.	.	.	.	.	.	7	100	51	81	.	.	-2	840	41	165	.	.	.	.	359	41
	total	-15	461	.	.	.	.	-40	180	2	94	-5	666	.	.	-16	72	1067	28	2	100	10	58	-2	100	.	.	5	100	16	199	-3	381	3	100	6	100	22	130	800	24	.	.	145	48	593	41	-15	100	-2	1759	2572	17
Arolla pine	n/a	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
	living	.	.	.	.	.	.	19	100	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	236	42	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	3	100	.	.	.	.	89	62	.	.	.	.	347	33
	dead	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	6	242	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	23	70	.	.	.	.	29	76
	total	.	.	.	.	.	.	19	100	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	243	42	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	3	100	.	.	.	.	112	49	.	.	.	.	376	31
other conifers	n/a	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
	living	77	56	.	.	5	71	158	42	75	100	.	.	.	.	0	100	-4	83	16	90	93	67	0	100	.	.	5	84	71	71	9	100	45	65	6	84	0	86	32	96	1	100	-215	89	-2	98	.	.	22	78	398	60
	dead	.	.	.	.	.	.	4	107	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	4	72	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	-1	100	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	3	100	-2	87	2	113	.	.	.	.	10	65
	total	77	56	.	.	5	71	162	42	75	100	.	.	.	.	0	100	1	473	16	90	93	67	0	100	.	.	5	84	71	72	9	100	45	65	6	84	0	86	32	96	4	100	-217	88	0	760	.	.	22	78	408	59
beech	n/a	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
	living	-424	68	64	98	-63	113	270	191	-770	48	63	381	.	.	-26	421	109	98	-178	120	199	88	-233	87	50	135	-173	58	417	93	51	195	-421	67	179	54	11	1288	967	22	158	67	88	291	-37	225	41	101	111	168	454	235
	dead	171	61	2	99	24	73	66	154	103	61	24	218	.	.	46	50	71	60	27	169	-19	403	46	79	8	104	15	86	143	35	30	56	87	85	53	81	-5	107	17	347	7	86	143	40	70	55	-5	100	-45	119	1081	23
	total	-253	103	66	95	-39	154	336	149	-666	56	86	288	.	.	20	509	180	62	-150	140	180	102	-187	99	57	113	-158	61	560	71	81	124	-334	83	232	45	6	2385	984	21	166	64	231	110	33	229	37	117	67	290	1535	69
maple	n/a	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
	living	53	127	7	99	22	210	431	33	-3	1984	82	62	3	100	66	106	32	248	62	114	23	241	169	40	8	456	-14	355	375	48	15	94	174	52	30	213	34	268	126	47	31	82	251	39	154	35	-12	196	142	76	2262	17
	dead	-4	98	.	.	16	103	33	74	17	55	-9	121	.	.	0	4605	-2	100	23	99	12	90	6	117	11	114	.	.	-21	107	0	100	1	100	1	188	17	100	14	104	1	100	0	3426	-10	123	.	.	-21	71	85	71
	total	49	136	7	99	38	113	464	30	14	369	73	70	3	100	66	109	31	261	85	81	35	156	175	39	19	187	-14	355	355	51	15	94	175	52	31	209	51	184	140	41	32	77	251	39	144	35	-12	196	120	90	2347	16
ash	n/a	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
	living	-274	50	.	.	-81	113	-158	82	-168	52	55	309	-19	100	-35	159	42	159	-152	60	-354	54	-28	78	72	129	43	99	-55	345	16	158	-40	155	-90	89	-287	58	152	72	37	100	-303	94	25	328	-56	131	-174	71	-1834	32
	dead	65	52	.	.	36	68	108	49	36	65	58	64	1	100	84	59	15	143	232	51	53	62	-2	100	38	76	6	100	115	37	11	68	16	71	35	89	56	76	45	88	3	100	17	154	12	128	.	.	32	98	1071	17
	total	-209	66	.	.	-45	169	-50	240	-133	58	113	147	-18	100	48	110	56	94	79	167	-301	63	-30	76	110	80	49	86	59	316	27	91	-25	246	-54	137	-230	74	197	54	39	99	-286	102	38	199	-56	131	-142	91	-763	77
oak	n/a	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
	living	124	40	.	.	.	.	-28	334	-8	98	70	42	-88	155	.	.	35	62	33	175	-3	325	1	377	0	100	.	.	17	159	-31	122	11	374	3	100	68	118	45	161	-9	300	-44	192	70	43	2	100	-83	114	184	142
	dead	3	100	.	.	.	.	23	92	-4	71	-2	88	-31	86	.	.	0	100	-6	311	-21	124	8	85	.	.	.	.	2	100	-3	86	28	54	.	.	.	.	74	51	9	100	9	233	5	154	.	.	2	122	99	69
	total	127	39	.	.	.	.	-4	2142	-12	81	69	43	-119	132	.	.	34	63	27	225	-24	116	9	77	0	100	.	.	19	143	-34	113	39	91	3	100	68	118	119	51	0	20234	-35	268	75	39	2	100	-81	117	282	97
sweet chestnut	n/a	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
	living	-6	100	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	66	55	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	8	2830	.	.	-3	71	-30	125	.	.	.	.	36	667
	dead	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	17	89	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	360	21	.	.	-2	100	0	488	.	.	.	.	375	20
	total	-6	100	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	83	53	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	369	62	.	.	-5	58	-30	123	.	.	.	.	411	57
other broadleaves	n/a	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
	living	77	77	-3	100	12	87	-267	93	-1	4724	-21	760	-8	261	-32	129	63	298	94	68	37	109	-46	66	12	228	11	115	-91	134	3	216	50	154	73	74	-281	120	603	41	-8	468	-72	239	188	57	0	3512	126	54	520	119
	dead	-5	365	-1	100	4	96	79	49	31	85	55	114	-8	85	36	103	118	81	23	149	-1	975	21	83	-4	100	-16	75	58	63	-3	100	28	80	-22	162	15	100	69	111	17	100	67	73	41	66	-1	100	-26	75	573	31
	total	72	91	-4	77	16	63	-187	123	30	142	33	346	-16	166	4	369	181	96	117	81	36	117	-25	75	8	325	-5	431	-33	368	0	19050	77	90	51	113	-267	127	672	37	9	391	-5	2939	229	45	-1	442	100	68	1092	55
indeterminable	n/a	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
	living	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
	dead	-4	100	.	.	0	254	1	3377	-1	71	-4	64	.	.	-9	100	36	82	13	100	-17	104	13	112	35	72	-3	154	14	83	.	.	-6	91	-13	100	0	849	-15	85	-2	110	-5	146	15	100	.	.	7	97	54	113
	total	-4	100	.	.	0	254	1	3377	-1	71	-4	64	.	.	-9	100	36	82	13	100	-17	104	13	112	35	72	-3	154	14	83	.	.	-6	91	-13	100	0	849	-15	85	-2	110	-5	146	15	100	.	.	7	97	54	113
total	n/a	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
	living	-1557	43	389	60	-891	64	-2613	62	-677	66	202	429	-147	100	-762	62	3682	29	-321	174	-1096	83	155	254	449	45	758	47	1085	93	-426	69	-527	99	184	280	-1000	59	3992	30	376	112	-12	7612	2351	26	211	62	-1218	67	2588	136
	dead	246	61	17	118	189	58	1279	31	200	44	-291	97	-43	66	175	63	1801	22	588	36	211	117	319	44	105	38	163	62	490	36	250	71	122	93	228	60	275	44	1114	22	181	46	651	33	972	23	35	78	185	103	9463	10
	total	-1312	48	406	60	-702	78	-1334	121	-477	93	-89	1127	-189	89	-587	82	5483	18	268	239	-885	101	474	82	554	37	921	46	1575	63	-176	129	-405	127	411	137	-724	80	5106	25	557	82	639	146	3323	18	246	56	-1033	78	12051	30

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. 1265743. Birmensdorf, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL

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