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 30th of 52 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Cropland area under protective cover — Area in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.7464 1000 ha | — |
| 2008 | 0.7699 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7883 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7723 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7639 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7596 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7515 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7617 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7657 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7637 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7846 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7606 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7386 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7449 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7371 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7744 1000 ha | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7786 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.7915 1000 ha | +1.7% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.7915 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8307 1000 ha, 95% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.7915 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6658 1000 ha, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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 30th out of 52 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.