Cropland area under protective cover — Area in Switzerland
Switzerland: Cropland area under protective cover — Area was 0.7915 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Cropland area under protective cover — Area in Switzerland, 2007–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland area under protective cover — area in Switzerland is 0.7915 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland area under protective cover — area in Switzerland peaked at 0.7915 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7371 1000 ha, in 2021.
Switzerland ranks 26th of 46 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7682 1000 ha | 0.7464 1000 ha | 0.7883 1000 ha | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.7622 1000 ha | 0.7386 1000 ha | 0.7846 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7653 1000 ha | 0.7371 1000 ha | 0.7915 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
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 cropland area under protective cover — area in Switzerland?
- Cropland area under protective cover — area in Switzerland was 0.7915 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland area under protective cover — area recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7915 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest cropland area under protective cover — area recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7371 1000 ha in 2021.
- How does Switzerland rank for cropland area under protective cover — area?
- Switzerland ranks 26th out of 46 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland area under protective cover — area rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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 Cropland area under protective cover — 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.