Austria vs Switzerland: Cropland area under protective cover — Area
Cropland area under protective cover — Area over time
- Austria
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.7915 1000 ha against 0.54 1000 ha in Austria, a difference of 0.2515 1000 ha.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.5 times Austria's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 27th and Switzerland ranks 26th of 46 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6333 1000 ha | 0.7682 1000 ha | 0.1349 1000 ha | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.609 1000 ha | 0.7622 1000 ha | 0.1532 1000 ha | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.5707 1000 ha | 0.7653 1000 ha | 0.1946 1000 ha | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland area under protective cover — area, Austria or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.7915 1000 ha against 0.54 1000 ha in Austria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland area under protective cover — area between Austria and Switzerland?
- 0.2515 1000 ha, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Switzerland?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Switzerland rank globally for cropland area under protective cover — area?
- Austria ranks 27th and Switzerland ranks 26th of 46 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland area under protective cover — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.