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 111th of 220 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.
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
- 108 Dominican Republic 1,149 1000 ha compare
- 109 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 1,134 1000 ha compare
- 110 Panama 1,119 1000 ha compare
- 112 Costa Rica 1,045 1000 ha compare
- 113 Eswatini 1,000 1000 ha compare
- 113 Togo 1,000 1000 ha 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 crops — Share in Agricultural land 1.7 % (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 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 111th out of 220 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.
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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.