Channel Islands vs Switzerland: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area over time
- Channel Islands
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 26.99 % against 25.85 % in Channel Islands, a difference of 1.14 %.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Channel Islands ranks 73rd and Switzerland ranks 71st of 237 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Channel Islands | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.14 % | 33.26 % | 8.12 % | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 24.24 % | 32.09 % | 7.86 % | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 24.24 % | 30.68 % | 6.44 % | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 23.48 % | 29.09 % | 5.61 % | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 21.06 % | 28.39 % | 7.33 % | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 26.21 % | 27.7 % | 1.5 % | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 25.85 % | 27.18 % | 1.33 % | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area, Channel Islands or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 26.99 % against 25.85 % in Channel Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area between Channel Islands and Switzerland?
- 1.14 %, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Channel Islands and Switzerland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Channel Islands and Switzerland rank globally for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Channel Islands ranks 73rd and Switzerland ranks 71st of 237 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land 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.