Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land in Switzerland
Switzerland: Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land was 12.73 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land in Switzerland, 2004–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land in Switzerland is 12.73 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land in Switzerland peaked at 12.73 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.23 %, in 2010.
That places Switzerland 18th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 7.35 % | — |
| 2005 | 7.53 % | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 7.58 % | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 7.52 % | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 7.37 % | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 7.26 % | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 7.23 % | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 7.55 % | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 7.93 % | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 8.36 % | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 8.76 % | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 8.89 % | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 9.24 % | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 9.9 % | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 10.62 % | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 11.23 % | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 11.74 % | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 12.03 % | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 12.38 % | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 12.65 % | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 12.73 % | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.43 % | 7.26 % | 7.58 % | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.97 % | 7.23 % | 11.23 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.31 % | 11.74 % | 12.73 % | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land in Switzerland?
- Agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land in Switzerland was 12.73 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 12.73 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.23 % in 2010.
- How does Switzerland rank for agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land?
- Switzerland ranks 18th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.