Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Switzerland
Switzerland: Land use hidden — Total area, per capita was 0.0046 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0046 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
130th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0076 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0046 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — total area, per capita in Switzerland stood at 0.0046 Square kilometres per person. 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 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — total area, per capita in Switzerland peaked at 0.0076 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0046 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Switzerland ranks 130th of 181 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 — Total area, per capita in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0076 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0074 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0073 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0069 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0066 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0066 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0065 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0065 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0065 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0066 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0066 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0066 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0066 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0065 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0065 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0065 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0064 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0064 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0064 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0063 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0063 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0063 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0062 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.006 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.006 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0057 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0057 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0057 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.005 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.005 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0047 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0047 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.0046 Square kilometres per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0073 Square kilometres per person, 64% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.0046 Square kilometres per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0119 Square kilometres per person, 39% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0071 Square kilometres per person | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | 0.0076 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0066 Square kilometres per person | 0.0065 Square kilometres per person | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0064 Square kilometres per person | 0.0062 Square kilometres per person | 0.0065 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | 0.0057 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.005 Square kilometres per person | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0047 Square kilometres per person | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 127 Uganda 0.005 Square kilometres per person compare
- 128 Nepal 0.005 Square kilometres per person compare
- 129 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0047 Square kilometres per person compare
- 131 Marshall Islands 0.0046 Square kilometres per person compare
- 132 North Korea 0.0046 Square kilometres per person compare
- 133 Qatar 0.0043 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 — total area, per capita in Switzerland?
- Land use hidden — total area, per capita in Switzerland was 0.0046 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0076 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0046 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Switzerland rank for land use hidden — total area, per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 130th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — total area, per capita rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. 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 — Total area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Total area 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 — Total area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Total area 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 — Total area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.