Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita in Switzerland
Switzerland: Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita was 0.0005 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0005 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
146th
of 177 countries
All-time high
0.0008 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0005 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Switzerland stood at 0.0005 Square kilometres per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Switzerland peaked at 0.0008 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Switzerland ranks 146th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | -4.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.0005 Square kilometres per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0008 Square kilometres per person, 57% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.0005 Square kilometres per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0018 Square kilometres per person, 26% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 143 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0005 Square kilometres per person compare
- 144 Guam 0.0005 Square kilometres per person compare
- 145 Lebanon 0.0005 Square kilometres per person compare
- 147 Liechtenstein 0.0004 Square kilometres per person compare
- 148 Israel 0.0004 Square kilometres per person compare
- 149 Yemen 0.0004 Square kilometres per person compare
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 land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Switzerland?
- Land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Switzerland was 0.0005 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland, per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0008 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland, per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Switzerland rank for land use hidden — cropland, per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 146th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland, per capita rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Cropland ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Cropland Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.