Switzerland vs United States of America: Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land over time
- Switzerland
- United States of America
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 12.73 % against 0.76 % in United States of America, a difference of 11.97 %.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 16.8 times United States of America's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Switzerland ranks 19th and United States of America ranks 15th of 193 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.45 % | 0.4 % | 7.05 % | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 8.97 % | 0.487 % | 8.48 % | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 12.31 % | 0.568 % | 11.74 % | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land, Switzerland or United States of America?
- Switzerland, at 12.73 % against 0.76 % in United States of America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land between Switzerland and United States of America?
- 11.97 %, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United States of America?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Switzerland and United States of America rank globally for agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land?
- Switzerland ranks 19th and United States of America ranks 15th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.