Belgium vs Switzerland: Permanent crops — Area
Permanent crops — Area over time
- Belgium
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 25.38 1000 ha against 23.34 1000 ha in Belgium, a difference of 2.04 1000 ha.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 158th and Switzerland ranks 156th of 220 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.08 1000 ha | 23.6 1000 ha | 2.52 1000 ha | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 22.62 1000 ha | 24.76 1000 ha | 2.14 1000 ha | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 23.58 1000 ha | 25.23 1000 ha | 1.65 1000 ha | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher permanent crops — area, Belgium or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 25.38 1000 ha against 23.34 1000 ha in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in permanent crops — area between Belgium and Switzerland?
- 2.04 1000 ha, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Switzerland?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Switzerland rank globally for permanent crops — area?
- Belgium ranks 158th and Switzerland ranks 156th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Permanent crops — 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.