Agricultural land area — Permanent pasture in Switzerland
Switzerland: Agricultural land area — Permanent pasture was 1,066 Hectares in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land area — Permanent pasture in Switzerland, 1985–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land area — permanent pasture in Switzerland is 1,066 Hectares, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land area — permanent pasture in Switzerland peaked at 1,202 Hectares in 1985 and was at its lowest, 1,066 Hectares, in 2024.
Switzerland ranks 30th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Agricultural land area — Permanent pasture in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1,202 Hectares | — |
| 1986 | 1,198 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 1,198 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,190 Hectares | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 1,178 Hectares | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 1,120 Hectares | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 1,116 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1,114 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1,111 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1,108 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1,106 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,104 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,100 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1,097 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1,097 Hectares | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,096 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,089 Hectares | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1,087 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,085 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,083 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,082 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,085 Hectares | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,075 Hectares | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 1,071 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 1,066 Hectares | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,193 Hectares | 1,178 Hectares | 1,202 Hectares | 5 |
| 2000s | 1,114 Hectares | 1,108 Hectares | 1,120 Hectares | 5 |
| 2010s | 1,094 Hectares | 1,083 Hectares | 1,106 Hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,076 Hectares | 1,066 Hectares | 1,085 Hectares | 5 |
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More environment data for Switzerland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2925 Percentage change (2025)
- 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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -1.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0004 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.7024 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.26 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -6.56 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land area — permanent pasture in Switzerland?
- Agricultural land area — permanent pasture in Switzerland was 1,066 Hectares in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest agricultural land area — permanent pasture recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,202 Hectares in 1985.
- What is the lowest agricultural land area — permanent pasture recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,066 Hectares in 2024.
- How does Switzerland rank for agricultural land area — permanent pasture?
- Switzerland ranks 30th out of 42 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land area — permanent pasture rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Agricultural land area — Permanent pasture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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