Philippines vs Switzerland: Arable land use per person

Philippines
0.0487 hectares per person
in 2023
Switzerland
0.0446 hectares per person
in 2023
Philippines rank
150th
Switzerland rank
152nd

Arable land use per person over time

  • Philippines
  • Switzerland
0.050.10.15196119922023

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 0.0487 hectares per person against 0.0446 hectares per person in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0041 hectares per person.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Philippines has been ahead every year.

Philippines ranks 150th and Switzerland ranks 152nd of 206 countries.

Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1483 hectares per person 0.0649 hectares per person 0.0834 hectares per person Philippines
1970s 0.1168 hectares per person 0.0583 hectares per person 0.0585 hectares per person Philippines
1980s 0.0983 hectares per person 0.0614 hectares per person 0.0369 hectares per person Philippines
1990s 0.0763 hectares per person 0.0591 hectares per person 0.0171 hectares per person Philippines
2000s 0.0591 hectares per person 0.0547 hectares per person 0.0044 hectares per person Philippines
2010s 0.0533 hectares per person 0.0488 hectares per person 0.0046 hectares per person Philippines
2020s 0.0493 hectares per person 0.0454 hectares per person 0.0039 hectares per person Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land use per person, Philippines or Switzerland?
Philippines, at 0.0487 hectares per person against 0.0446 hectares per person in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land use per person between Philippines and Switzerland?
0.0041 hectares per person, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Switzerland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Philippines and Switzerland rank globally for arable land use per person?
Philippines ranks 150th and Switzerland ranks 152nd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land use per person
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.