Farm buildings and Farmyards — Area in Switzerland
Switzerland: Farm buildings and Farmyards — Area was 29.9 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Farm buildings and Farmyards — Area in Switzerland, 2013–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, farm buildings and farmyards — area in Switzerland stood at 29.9 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, farm buildings and farmyards — area in Switzerland peaked at 29.9 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.13 1000 ha, in 2013.
Switzerland ranks 11th of 25 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.6 1000 ha | 28.13 1000 ha | 29.05 1000 ha | 7 |
| 2020s | 29.55 1000 ha | 29.21 1000 ha | 29.9 1000 ha | 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 farm buildings and farmyards — area in Switzerland?
- Farm buildings and farmyards — area in Switzerland was 29.9 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest farm buildings and farmyards — area recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 29.9 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest farm buildings and farmyards — area recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.13 1000 ha in 2013.
- How does Switzerland rank for farm buildings and farmyards — area?
- Switzerland ranks 11th out of 25 countries with data for 2024.
- Is farm buildings and farmyards — area rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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 Farm buildings and Farmyards — 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.