How does Switzerland rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?

Switzerland ranks 70th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.

Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Switzerland?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Switzerland data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Switzerland

Name: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Switzerland
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Switzerland: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 151.16 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

151.16 1000 ha

Change on year

down 0.0%

World rank

70th

of 240 countries

All-time high

151.23 1000 ha

in 2023

All-time low

150.04 1000 ha

in 2001

Years of data

2001–2024

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Switzerland, 2001–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Switzerland is 151.16 1000 ha, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Switzerland peaked at 151.23 1000 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 150.04 1000 ha, in 2001.

That places Switzerland 70th out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	150.51 1000 ha	150.04 1000 ha	150.63 1000 ha	9
2010s	150.61 1000 ha	150.43 1000 ha	150.82 1000 ha	10
2020s	151.05 1000 ha	150.88 1000 ha	151.23 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Switzerland

67 Myanmar 163.02 1000 ha compare
68 Tunisia 155.21 1000 ha compare
69 Libya 151.27 1000 ha compare
71 Belarus 148.95 1000 ha compare
72 Ethiopia 147.41 1000 ha compare
73 Paraguay 142.88 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 269 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Switzerland?: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Switzerland was 151.16 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Switzerland?: The highest recorded value was 151.23 1000 ha in 2023.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Switzerland?: The lowest recorded value was 150.04 1000 ha in 2001.
How does Switzerland rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: Switzerland ranks 70th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Switzerland?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Switzerland data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.