Agriculture — Area, annual growth rate in Switzerland
Switzerland: Agriculture — Area, annual growth rate was -0.1898 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture — Area, annual growth rate in Switzerland, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture — area, annual growth rate in Switzerland is -0.1898 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area, annual growth rate in Switzerland peaked at 1.63 % change on previous year in 2013 and was at its lowest, -0.8192 % change on previous year, in 1963.
Switzerland ranks 192nd of 239 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture — Area, annual growth rate in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -0.167 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -0.8192 % change on previous year | +390.5% |
| 1964 | -0.5119 % change on previous year | -37.5% |
| 1965 | -0.5145 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1966 | -0.3467 % change on previous year | -32.6% |
| 1967 | -0.4069 % change on previous year | +17.4% |
| 1968 | -0.1599 % change on previous year | -60.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0771 % change on previous year | -148.2% |
| 1970 | -0.8 % change on previous year | -1137.7% |
| 1971 | -0.5078 % change on previous year | -36.5% |
| 1972 | -0.1561 % change on previous year | -69.3% |
| 1973 | -0.5473 % change on previous year | +250.5% |
| 1974 | -0.3749 % change on previous year | -31.5% |
| 1975 | -0.2246 % change on previous year | -40.1% |
| 1976 | -0.073 % change on previous year | -67.5% |
| 1977 | -0.0731 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.2132 % change on previous year | -391.9% |
| 1979 | 0.8408 % change on previous year | +294.3% |
| 1980 | -0.3237 % change on previous year | -138.5% |
| 1981 | -0.2643 % change on previous year | -18.4% |
| 1982 | -0.2941 % change on previous year | +11.3% |
| 1983 | -0.2938 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1984 | -0.2959 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1985 | -0.331 % change on previous year | +11.9% |
| 1986 | -0.2609 % change on previous year | -21.2% |
| 1987 | -0.2954 % change on previous year | +13.2% |
| 1988 | -0.2963 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1989 | -0.2953 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1990 | -0.3353 % change on previous year | +13.5% |
| 1991 | -0.2567 % change on previous year | -23.4% |
| 1992 | -0.2955 % change on previous year | +15.1% |
| 1993 | -0.2957 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1994 | -0.296 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1995 | -0.2956 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1996 | -0.237 % change on previous year | -19.8% |
| 1997 | -0.1958 % change on previous year | -17.4% |
| 1998 | -0.1955 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1999 | -0.2067 % change on previous year | +5.7% |
| 2000 | -0.1957 % change on previous year | -5.3% |
| 2001 | -0.1967 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2002 | -0.1926 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 2003 | -0.1962 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 2004 | -0.1998 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 2005 | -0.1995 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2006 | -0.1961 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 2007 | -0.1971 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2008 | -0.2163 % change on previous year | +9.7% |
| 2009 | -0.2161 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2010 | -0.214 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 2011 | -0.2144 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2012 | -0.2142 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.63 % change on previous year | -859.2% |
| 2014 | -0.2009 % change on previous year | -112.4% |
| 2015 | -0.2013 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2016 | -0.2005 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2017 | -0.1905 % change on previous year | -5.0% |
| 2018 | -0.1902 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2019 | -0.1899 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2020 | -0.1896 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2021 | -0.19 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2022 | -0.1897 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2023 | -0.1894 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2024 | -0.1898 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture — Area, annual growth rate in Switzerland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | -1137.7% | 0.0771 % change on previous year | -0.8 % change on previous year |
| 2013 | +859.2% | -0.2142 % change on previous year | 1.63 % change on previous year |
| 1978 | +391.9% | -0.0731 % change on previous year | 0.2132 % change on previous year |
| 1963 | -390.5% | -0.167 % change on previous year | -0.8192 % change on previous year |
| 1979 | +294.3% | 0.2132 % change on previous year | 0.8408 % change on previous year |
| 1973 | -250.5% | -0.1561 % change on previous year | -0.5473 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.3561 % change on previous year | -0.8192 % change on previous year | 0.0771 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -0.1703 % change on previous year | -0.8 % change on previous year | 0.8408 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2951 % change on previous year | -0.331 % change on previous year | -0.2609 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.261 % change on previous year | -0.3353 % change on previous year | -0.1955 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2006 % change on previous year | -0.2163 % change on previous year | -0.1926 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0189 % change on previous year | -0.2144 % change on previous year | 1.63 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1897 % change on previous year | -0.19 % change on previous year | -0.1894 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 189 France -0.1776 % change on previous year compare
- 190 New Zealand -0.1854 % change on previous year compare
- 191 El Salvador -0.1868 % change on previous year compare
- 193 Micronesia -0.1898 % change on previous year compare
- 194 India -0.1966 % change on previous year compare
- 195 Cabo Verde -0.1998 % change on previous year compare
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)
- 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 agriculture — area, annual growth rate in Switzerland?
- Agriculture — area, annual growth rate in Switzerland was -0.1898 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture — area, annual growth rate recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 % change on previous year in 2013.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area, annual growth rate recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8192 % change on previous year in 1963.
- How does Switzerland rank for agriculture — area, annual growth rate?
- Switzerland ranks 192nd out of 239 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Agriculture — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Agriculture — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Agriculture — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.