Portugal vs Switzerland: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre
Portugal
0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
95th
Switzerland rank
92nd
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Portugal
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 95th and Switzerland ranks 92nd of 184 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0272 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.0268 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0175 1000 ha per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.0262 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.0229 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0104 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, per square kilometre, Portugal or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land — area, per square kilometre between Portugal and Switzerland?
- 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Switzerland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Switzerland rank globally for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- Portugal ranks 95th and Switzerland ranks 92nd of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Arable 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
Arable 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.