Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Switzerland
Switzerland: Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture was 1,897 Square kilometres in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Switzerland, 2004–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2024, land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Switzerland stood at 1,897 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Switzerland peaked at 1,897 Square kilometres in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,110 Square kilometres, in 2010.
That places Switzerland 36th out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1,141 Square kilometres | — |
| 2005 | 1,167 Square kilometres | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 1,174 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1,161 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1,136 Square kilometres | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 1,116 Square kilometres | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 1,110 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1,156 Square kilometres | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 1,212 Square kilometres | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 1,275 Square kilometres | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 1,333 Square kilometres | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 1,350 Square kilometres | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 1,399 Square kilometres | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 1,496 Square kilometres | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 1,601 Square kilometres | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 1,690 Square kilometres | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 1,763 Square kilometres | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 1,804 Square kilometres | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 1,852 Square kilometres | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 1,888 Square kilometres | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 1,897 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,149 Square kilometres | 1,116 Square kilometres | 1,174 Square kilometres | 6 |
| 2010s | 1,362 Square kilometres | 1,110 Square kilometres | 1,690 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,841 Square kilometres | 1,763 Square kilometres | 1,897 Square kilometres | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.458 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.33 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0789 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -4.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Switzerland?
- Land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Switzerland was 1,897 Square kilometres in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,897 Square kilometres in 2024.
- What is the lowest land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,110 Square kilometres in 2010.
- How does Switzerland rank for land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture?
- Switzerland ranks 36th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: August 5, 2026 Database documentation Countries metadata