Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Switzerland
Switzerland: Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land was 1.7 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Switzerland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 1.7 % for permanent crops — share in agricultural land in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Switzerland peaked at 1.7 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7 %, in 1961.
Switzerland ranks 164th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.85 % | 0.7 % | 1.01 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.11 % | 1 % | 1.2 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.38 % | 1.33 % | 1.46 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.47 % | 1.44 % | 1.49 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.52 % | 1.49 % | 1.56 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.63 % | 1.57 % | 1.68 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.69 % | 1.67 % | 1.7 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 161 Pakistan 1.92 % compare
- 162 Uzbekistan 1.76 % compare
- 163 Belgium 1.72 % compare
- 164 Eswatini 1.7 % compare
- 166 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.67 % compare
- 167 Madagascar 1.56 % compare
More environment data for Switzerland
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 12.27 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 52 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 178.11 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 26.99 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 71.56 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,066 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 25.38 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 26.73 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 398.38 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.05 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Switzerland?
- Permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Switzerland was 1.7 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7 % in 1961.
- How does Switzerland rank for permanent crops — share in agricultural land?
- Switzerland ranks 164th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.