Belgium-Luxembourg vs Switzerland: Agriculture — Area

Belgium-Luxembourg
1,521 1000 ha
in 1999
Switzerland
1,520 1000 ha
in 2024
Belgium-Luxembourg rank
126th
Switzerland rank
127th

Agriculture — Area over time

  • Belgium-Luxembourg
  • Switzerland
05001.0k1.5k2.0k196119922024

How they compare

Belgium-Luxembourg currently reports 1,521 1000 ha against 1,520 1000 ha in Switzerland, a difference of 1 1000 ha.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Belgium-Luxembourg ahead.

Belgium-Luxembourg ranks 126th and Switzerland ranks 127th of 220 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium-Luxembourg averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium-Luxembourg Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 1,772 1000 ha 1,707 1000 ha 65.23 1000 ha Belgium-Luxembourg
1970s 1,764 1000 ha 1,653 1000 ha 110.13 1000 ha Belgium-Luxembourg
1980s 1,500 1000 ha 1,632 1000 ha 131.67 1000 ha Switzerland
1990s 1,486 1000 ha 1,586 1000 ha 100 1000 ha Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agriculture — area, Belgium-Luxembourg or Switzerland?
Belgium-Luxembourg, at 1,521 1000 ha against 1,520 1000 ha in Switzerland as of 1999.
What is the difference in agriculture — area between Belgium-Luxembourg and Switzerland?
1 1000 ha, with Belgium-Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium-Luxembourg and Switzerland?
39 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1999.
How do Belgium-Luxembourg and Switzerland rank globally for agriculture — area?
Belgium-Luxembourg ranks 126th and Switzerland ranks 127th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agriculture — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Agriculture — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
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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.