Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Switzerland
Switzerland: Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita was 0.0013 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.0013 Square kilometres per person for land use hidden — other areas, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Switzerland peaked at 0.0041 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places Switzerland 113th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -49.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.0013 Square kilometres per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0017 Square kilometres per person, 78% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.0013 Square kilometres per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0023 Square kilometres per person, 58% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Switzerland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -49.5% | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 110 China 0.0014 Square kilometres per person compare
- 111 Czechia 0.0014 Square kilometres per person compare
- 112 Nauru 0.0013 Square kilometres per person compare
- 114 North Korea 0.0013 Square kilometres per person compare
- 115 South Africa 0.0013 Square kilometres per person compare
- 116 Denmark 0.0013 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 — other areas, per capita in Switzerland?
- Land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Switzerland was 0.0013 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0041 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Switzerland rank for land use hidden — other areas, per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 113th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas, per capita rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. 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 — Other areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.