Cropland area under organic agric. — Area in Switzerland
Switzerland: Cropland area under organic agric. — Area was 54.14 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland area under organic agric. — Area in Switzerland, 2004–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 54.14 1000 ha for cropland area under organic agric. — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 104.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland area under organic agric. — area in Switzerland peaked at 54.14 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.59 1000 ha, in 2004.
That places Switzerland 44th out of 114 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Cropland area under organic agric. — Area in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 17.59 1000 ha | — |
| 2005 | 18.19 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 18.36 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 18.53 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 18.54 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 19.03 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 19.57 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 21.56 1000 ha | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 23.19 1000 ha | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 25.15 1000 ha | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 26.47 1000 ha | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 27.1 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 29.52 1000 ha | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 34.37 1000 ha | +16.4% |
| 2018 | 38.26 1000 ha | +11.3% |
| 2019 | 42.56 1000 ha | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 46.06 1000 ha | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 48.15 1000 ha | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 50.51 1000 ha | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 52.85 1000 ha | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 54.14 1000 ha | +2.4% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 54.14 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 97.54 1000 ha, 56% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 54.14 1000 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 91.14 1000 ha, 59% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.37 1000 ha | 17.59 1000 ha | 19.03 1000 ha | 6 |
| 2010s | 28.77 1000 ha | 19.57 1000 ha | 42.56 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.34 1000 ha | 46.06 1000 ha | 54.14 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 11.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2741 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0914 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland area under organic agric. — area in Switzerland?
- Cropland area under organic agric. — area in Switzerland was 54.14 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland area under organic agric. — area recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 54.14 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest cropland area under organic agric. — area recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.59 1000 ha in 2004.
- How does Switzerland rank for cropland area under organic agric. — area?
- Switzerland ranks 44th out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland area under organic agric. — area rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.5%. 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 Cropland area under organic agric. — 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.