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
0.010.0150.020.025196119922023

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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Indicator
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,763 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.