Switzerland vs Western Europe: Cropland — Area, annual growth rate
Switzerland
0.4799 % change on previous year
in 2024
Western Europe
-0.2586 % change on previous year
in 2024
Switzerland rank
32nd
Western Europe rank
31st
Cropland — Area, annual growth rate over time
- Switzerland
- Western Europe
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.4799 % change on previous year against -0.2586 % change on previous year in Western Europe, a difference of 0.7385 % change on previous year.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.9 times Western Europe's.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Switzerland ahead.
Switzerland ranks 32nd and Western Europe ranks 31st of 236 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 4 and Western Europe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.9879 % change on previous year | -0.8889 % change on previous year | 0.099 % change on previous year | Western Europe |
| 1970s | 0.5148 % change on previous year | -0.1038 % change on previous year | 0.6186 % change on previous year | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.8611 % change on previous year | -0.0941 % change on previous year | 0.9553 % change on previous year | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.0283 % change on previous year | 0.1092 % change on previous year | 0.0809 % change on previous year | Western Europe |
| 2000s | -0.0893 % change on previous year | -0.0213 % change on previous year | 0.068 % change on previous year | Western Europe |
| 2010s | -0.1261 % change on previous year | -0.1735 % change on previous year | 0.0473 % change on previous year | Switzerland |
| 2020s | -0.0013 % change on previous year | -0.6637 % change on previous year | 0.6624 % change on previous year | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area, annual growth rate, Switzerland or Western Europe?
- Switzerland, at 0.4799 % change on previous year against -0.2586 % change on previous year in Western Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area, annual growth rate between Switzerland and Western Europe?
- 0.7385 % change on previous year, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Western Europe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Switzerland and Western Europe rank globally for cropland — area, annual growth rate?
- Switzerland ranks 32nd and Western Europe ranks 31st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cropland — 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 Cropland — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.