Austria vs Switzerland: Land use over the long-term

Austria
1.16 million hectares
in 2025
Switzerland
1.07 million hectares
in 2025
Austria rank
103rd
Switzerland rank
104th

Land use over the long-term over time

  • Austria
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 1.16 million hectares against 1.07 million hectares in Switzerland, a difference of 88,840 hectares.

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

Across all 108 years both countries report, Austria has been ahead every year.

Austria ranks 103rd and Switzerland ranks 104th of 202 countries.

Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Switzerland Difference Ahead
1000s 1.77 million hectares 760,505 hectares 1.01 million hectares Austria
1100s 2.90 million hectares 1.29 million hectares 1.61 million hectares Austria
1200s 3.19 million hectares 1.28 million hectares 1.92 million hectares Austria
1300s 3.76 million hectares 1.51 million hectares 2.26 million hectares Austria
1400s 2.71 million hectares 1.30 million hectares 1.41 million hectares Austria
1500s 3.14 million hectares 1.25 million hectares 1.88 million hectares Austria
1600s 2.68 million hectares 1.28 million hectares 1.40 million hectares Austria
1700s 2.63 million hectares 1.55 million hectares 1.08 million hectares Austria
1710s 2.56 million hectares 1.47 million hectares 1.08 million hectares Austria
1720s 2.46 million hectares 1.39 million hectares 1.07 million hectares Austria
1730s 2.35 million hectares 1.30 million hectares 1.05 million hectares Austria
1740s 2.21 million hectares 1.20 million hectares 1.01 million hectares Austria
1750s 2.06 million hectares 1.10 million hectares 953,310 hectares Austria
1760s 2.04 million hectares 1.08 million hectares 955,590 hectares Austria
1770s 2.01 million hectares 1.06 million hectares 947,510 hectares Austria
1780s 1.98 million hectares 1.04 million hectares 935,250 hectares Austria
1790s 1.93 million hectares 1.02 million hectares 908,730 hectares Austria
1800s 1.84 million hectares 992,689 hectares 844,161 hectares Austria
1810s 1.76 million hectares 983,367 hectares 781,293 hectares Austria
1820s 1.77 million hectares 1.05 million hectares 719,000 hectares Austria
1830s 1.86 million hectares 1.10 million hectares 760,350 hectares Austria
1840s 1.87 million hectares 1.14 million hectares 736,310 hectares Austria
1850s 1.91 million hectares 1.17 million hectares 736,250 hectares Austria
1860s 1.96 million hectares 1.17 million hectares 791,400 hectares Austria
1870s 2.03 million hectares 1.19 million hectares 846,420 hectares Austria
1880s 2.12 million hectares 1.20 million hectares 918,890 hectares Austria
1890s 2.19 million hectares 1.17 million hectares 1.02 million hectares Austria
1900s 2.30 million hectares 1.26 million hectares 1.04 million hectares Austria
1910s 2.40 million hectares 1.34 million hectares 1.06 million hectares Austria
1920s 2.18 million hectares 1.30 million hectares 881,230 hectares Austria
1930s 2.12 million hectares 1.27 million hectares 853,620 hectares Austria
1940s 1.98 million hectares 1.23 million hectares 746,860 hectares Austria
1950s 1.85 million hectares 1.27 million hectares 571,606 hectares Austria
1960s 1.74 million hectares 1.32 million hectares 426,830 hectares Austria
1970s 1.59 million hectares 1.27 million hectares 319,181 hectares Austria
1980s 1.51 million hectares 1.21 million hectares 299,276 hectares Austria
1990s 1.50 million hectares 1.15 million hectares 346,434 hectares Austria
2000s 1.42 million hectares 1.12 million hectares 294,237 hectares Austria
2010s 1.29 million hectares 1.09 million hectares 198,790 hectares Austria
2020s 1.19 million hectares 1.07 million hectares 117,070 hectares Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use over the long-term, Austria or Switzerland?
Austria, at 1.16 million hectares against 1.07 million hectares in Switzerland as of 2025.
What is the difference in land use over the long-term between Austria and Switzerland?
88,840 hectares, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Switzerland?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Austria and Switzerland rank globally for land use over the long-term?
Austria ranks 103rd and Switzerland ranks 104th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Land use over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Land use over the long-term
Unit
hectares
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed

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