Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area in Switzerland
Switzerland: Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area was 1,490 Hectares in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area in Switzerland, 1985–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hectares.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Switzerland stood at 1,490 Hectares. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Switzerland peaked at 1,630 Hectares in 1985 and was at its lowest, 1,490 Hectares, in 2024.
Switzerland ranks 37th of 43 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1,630 Hectares | — |
| 1986 | 1,625 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 1,620 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 1,615 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 1,610 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1,552 Hectares | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 1,549 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,546 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,543 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1,540 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,537 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,534 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,531 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,529 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,526 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,523 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,513 Hectares | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1,510 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,508 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,507 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,507 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,505 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,496 Hectares | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1,493 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 1,490 Hectares | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,620 Hectares | 1,610 Hectares | 1,630 Hectares | 5 |
| 2000s | 1,546 Hectares | 1,540 Hectares | 1,552 Hectares | 5 |
| 2010s | 1,522 Hectares | 1,507 Hectares | 1,537 Hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,498 Hectares | 1,490 Hectares | 1,507 Hectares | 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)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -7.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0051 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate -0.4315 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Switzerland?
- Agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Switzerland was 1,490 Hectares in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest agricultural land area — total agricultural land area recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,630 Hectares in 1985.
- What is the lowest agricultural land area — total agricultural land area recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,490 Hectares in 2024.
- How does Switzerland rank for agricultural land area — total agricultural land area?
- Switzerland ranks 37th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land area — total agricultural land area rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. 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 — Total agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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