Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Switzerland
Switzerland: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 26.73 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Switzerland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 26.73 % for arable land — share in agricultural land in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Switzerland peaked at 26.73 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.26 %, in 1970.
That places Switzerland 125th out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.11 % | 21.33 % | 22.94 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 22.16 % | 21.26 % | 22.82 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.33 % | 23.02 % | 25.37 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.02 % | 25.11 % | 26.68 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.19 % | 26.06 % | 26.35 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.35 % | 26.24 % | 26.49 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.56 % | 26.38 % | 26.73 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 122 China (People’s Republic of) 27.78 % compare
- 123 China, mainland 27.68 % compare
- 124 Saint Lucia 26.79 % compare
- 126 Armenia 26.38 % compare
- 127 Brunei Darussalam 26.15 % compare
- 128 United States Virgin Islands 26.1 % compare
More environment data for Switzerland
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.458 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.33 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 1.13 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 1.20 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 27,353 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 4,008 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 351,039 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 394,174 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 339,356 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Switzerland?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Switzerland was 26.73 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 26.73 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.26 % in 1970.
- How does Switzerland rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Switzerland ranks 125th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 Arable land — 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.