Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) in Switzerland
Switzerland: Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) was 1.3 % in 2021. ▲ Rising
Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) in Switzerland, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 1.3 % for percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) in 2021.
That represents a change of down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) in Switzerland peaked at 1.5 % in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1 %, in 2000.
Switzerland ranks 74th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 % | — |
| 2001 | 1 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.1 % | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 1.2 % | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 1.3 % | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 1.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.4 % | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 1.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.5 % | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 1.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.4 % | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 1.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.3 % | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 1.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.3 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.27 % | 1 % | 1.5 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.37 % | 1.3 % | 1.5 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3 % | 1.3 % | 1.3 % | 2 |
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- 72 Madagascar 1.4 % compare
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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)
- 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 percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) in Switzerland?
- Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) in Switzerland was 1.3 % in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 % in 2008.
- What is the lowest percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 % in 2000.
- How does Switzerland rank for percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year)?
- Switzerland ranks 74th out of 166 countries with data for 2021.
- Is percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.