Agriculture — Area in Switzerland
Switzerland: Agriculture — Area was 1,520 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture — Area in Switzerland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 1,520 1000 ha for agriculture — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area in Switzerland peaked at 1,736 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1,520 1000 ha, in 2024.
Switzerland ranks 139th of 237 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,707 1000 ha | 1,686 1000 ha | 1,736 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,653 1000 ha | 1,641 1000 ha | 1,674 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,632 1000 ha | 1,610 1000 ha | 1,653 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,586 1000 ha | 1,569 1000 ha | 1,605 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,552 1000 ha | 1,538 1000 ha | 1,566 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,540 1000 ha | 1,528 1000 ha | 1,553 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,526 1000 ha | 1,520 1000 ha | 1,532 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 136 Costa Rica 1,670 1000 ha compare
- 137 Republic of Korea 1,561 1000 ha compare
- 138 Belgium-Luxembourg 1,521 1000 ha compare
- 140 Croatia 1,496 1000 ha compare
- 141 Oman 1,479 1000 ha compare
- 142 Papua New Guinea 1,405 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Switzerland
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 12.27 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 52 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 178.11 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 26.99 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 71.56 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,066 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 1.7 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 25.38 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 26.73 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 398.38 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area in Switzerland?
- Agriculture — area in Switzerland was 1,520 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture — area recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,736 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,520 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Switzerland rank for agriculture — area?
- Switzerland ranks 139th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — area rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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. 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.