Land use hidden — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Switzerland
Switzerland: Land use hidden — Agriculture area under organic agriculture was 1,888 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Switzerland, 2004–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Switzerland stood at 1,888 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Switzerland peaked at 1,888 Square kilometres in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,110 Square kilometres, in 2010.
That places Switzerland 35th out of 151 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Land use hidden — 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% |
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 | 1,827 Square kilometres | 1,763 Square kilometres | 1,888 Square kilometres | 4 |
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- 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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -3.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0576 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -8.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Switzerland?
- Land use hidden — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Switzerland was 1,888 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,888 Square kilometres in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — 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 hidden — agriculture area under organic agriculture?
- Switzerland ranks 35th out of 151 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — agriculture area under organic agriculture rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.1%. 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 hidden — 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: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata