New Zealand vs Switzerland: Arable land — Area, annual growth rate
New Zealand
0.3846 % change on previous year
in 2024
Switzerland
0.4929 % change on previous year
in 2024
New Zealand rank
28th
Switzerland rank
25th
Arable land — Area, annual growth rate over time
- New Zealand
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.4929 % change on previous year against 0.3846 % change on previous year in New Zealand, a difference of 0.1083 % change on previous year.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.3 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Switzerland ahead.
New Zealand ranks 28th and Switzerland ranks 25th of 233 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 5 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.0986 % change on previous year | -1.18 % change on previous year | 1.08 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 1.08 % change on previous year | 0.4638 % change on previous year | 0.6179 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 1980s | -0.8832 % change on previous year | 0.8141 % change on previous year | 1.7 % change on previous year | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.6068 % change on previous year | 0.0373 % change on previous year | 0.5695 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1.66 % change on previous year | -0.1143 % change on previous year | 1.77 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1.96 % change on previous year | -0.1592 % change on previous year | 2.12 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 2020s | -0.4241 % change on previous year | -0.0194 % change on previous year | 0.4046 % change on previous year | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, annual growth rate, New Zealand or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.4929 % change on previous year against 0.3846 % change on previous year in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area, annual growth rate between New Zealand and Switzerland?
- 0.1083 % change on previous year, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Switzerland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Switzerland rank globally for arable land — area, annual growth rate?
- New Zealand ranks 28th and Switzerland ranks 25th of 233 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Arable land — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Arable land — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.