Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Switzerland
Switzerland: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land was 28.44 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Switzerland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — share in agricultural land in Switzerland is 28.44 %, measured 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, cropland — share in agricultural land in Switzerland peaked at 28.44 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.27 %, in 1970.
Switzerland ranks 153rd of 213 countries on this measure, 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 | 22.96 % | 22.31 % | 23.66 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 23.27 % | 22.27 % | 24.01 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.71 % | 24.35 % | 26.83 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.49 % | 26.56 % | 28.17 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.71 % | 27.58 % | 27.91 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.98 % | 27.88 % | 28.15 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.24 % | 28.06 % | 28.44 % | 5 |
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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 cropland — share in agricultural land in Switzerland?
- Cropland — share in agricultural land in Switzerland was 28.44 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 28.44 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.27 % in 1970.
- How does Switzerland rank for cropland — share in agricultural land?
- Switzerland ranks 153rd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — 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 Cropland — 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.