Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Switzerland
Switzerland: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita was 0.0012 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0012 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
91st
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.0024 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0012 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Switzerland stood at 0.0012 Square kilometres per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Switzerland peaked at 0.0024 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Switzerland ranks 91st of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.0012 Square kilometres per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.001 Square kilometres per person, 1.2× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.0012 Square kilometres per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.002 Square kilometres per person, 59% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 88 British Virgin Islands 0.0013 Square kilometres per person compare
- 89 Belize 0.0012 Square kilometres per person compare
- 90 Togo 0.0012 Square kilometres per person compare
- 92 Palau 0.0011 Square kilometres per person compare
- 93 Nigeria 0.0011 Square kilometres per person compare
- 94 Uganda 0.0011 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 — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Switzerland?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Switzerland was 0.0012 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0024 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Switzerland rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 91st out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.