Ireland vs Switzerland: Cropland area under protective cover — Area
Cropland area under protective cover — Area over time
- Ireland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.7915 1000 ha against 0.497 1000 ha in Ireland, a difference of 0.2945 1000 ha.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.6 times Ireland's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 28th and Switzerland ranks 25th of 45 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.465 1000 ha | 0.7791 1000 ha | 0.3141 1000 ha | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.4919 1000 ha | 0.7626 1000 ha | 0.2708 1000 ha | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland area under protective cover — area, Ireland or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.7915 1000 ha against 0.497 1000 ha in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland area under protective cover — area between Ireland and Switzerland?
- 0.2945 1000 ha, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Switzerland?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2016.
- How do Ireland and Switzerland rank globally for cropland area under protective cover — area?
- Ireland ranks 28th and Switzerland ranks 25th of 45 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.