New Zealand vs Switzerland: Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre
New Zealand
0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
0.0378 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
97th
Switzerland rank
96th
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre over time
- New Zealand
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.0378 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 97th and Switzerland ranks 96th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 6 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0503 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0432 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0071 1000 ha per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.0525 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0418 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0106 1000 ha per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.055 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0413 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0137 1000 ha per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.0502 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0401 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.0447 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0393 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0054 1000 ha per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.0414 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.0378 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0379 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, per square kilometre, New Zealand or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.0378 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area, per square kilometre between New Zealand and Switzerland?
- 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Switzerland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Switzerland rank globally for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre?
- New Zealand ranks 97th and Switzerland ranks 96th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.