Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Switzerland
Switzerland: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area was 1,066 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Switzerland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 1,066 1000 ha for permanent meadows and pastures — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Switzerland peaked at 1,328 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1,066 1000 ha, in 2024.
Switzerland ranks 119th of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,328 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,323 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 1,318 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 1,314 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 1,309 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 1,309 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1,310 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1,310 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1,310 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1,301 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 1,292 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 1,283 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 1,274 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 1,264 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 1,256 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 1,254 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 1,252 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 1,250 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 1,262 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 1,251 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 1,242 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 1,233 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 1,223 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 1,210 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 1,202 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 1,198 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 1,198 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,190 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 1,178 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 1,179 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1,170 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 1,167 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 1,158 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 1,144 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 1,136 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 1,135 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 1,137 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 1,136 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1,136 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,134 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 1,130 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1,128 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,127 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1,125 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,122 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1,118 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1,115 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1,112 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1,108 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1,107 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,104 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,100 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1,097 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1,096 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,095 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,091 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1,089 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,085 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1,082 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1,077 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1,079 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,075 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1,071 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 1,066 1000 ha | -0.5% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 1,066 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 380.82 1000 ha, 2.8× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 1,066 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 968.78 1000 ha, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,315 1000 ha | 1,309 1000 ha | 1,328 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,269 1000 ha | 1,250 1000 ha | 1,301 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,213 1000 ha | 1,178 1000 ha | 1,251 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,150 1000 ha | 1,135 1000 ha | 1,179 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,122 1000 ha | 1,108 1000 ha | 1,134 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,095 1000 ha | 1,082 1000 ha | 1,107 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,074 1000 ha | 1,066 1000 ha | 1,079 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 116 Dominican Republic 1,149 1000 ha compare
- 117 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 1,134 1000 ha compare
- 118 Panama 1,119 1000 ha compare
- 120 Costa Rica 1,045 1000 ha compare
- 121 Eswatini 1,000 1000 ha compare
- 121 Togo 1,000 1000 ha 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 permanent meadows and pastures — area in Switzerland?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area in Switzerland was 1,066 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,328 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,066 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Switzerland rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Switzerland ranks 119th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.