Agricultural land — Area, per capita in Switzerland
Switzerland: Agricultural land — Area, per capita was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Area, per capita in Switzerland, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — area, per capita in Switzerland stood at 0.0002 1000 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per capita in Switzerland peaked at 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
Switzerland ranks 134th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per capita in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 5 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.4333 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.458 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.33 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 14,025 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 29.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Country area — Area, per capita 0.0005 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per capita in Switzerland?
- Agricultural land — area, per capita in Switzerland was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Switzerland rank for agricultural land — area, per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 134th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area, per capita rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.