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Agricultural land share — Switzerland

Agricultural land share in Switzerland in 2023 — 37.79%. Ranked 106 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 6.13 pp.

2023 37.79% −0.08 pp vs 2022
World rank 106of 209
Period maximum 43.93%1961
Period minimum 37.79%2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · % of land area

Agricultural land share — Switzerland, 1961–2023363840424419611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 43.93%1963: 43.49%1965: 43.05%1967: 42.72%1969: 42.69%1971: 42.13%1973: 41.84%1975: 41.59%1977: 41.52%1979: 41.96%1981: 41.72%1983: 41.47%1985: 41.21%1987: 40.98%1989: 40.74%1991: 40.5%1993: 40.26%1995: 40.02%1997: 39.85%1999: 39.69%2001: 39.54%2003: 39.39%2005: 39.23%2007: 39.08%2009: 38.92%2011: 38.75%2013: 38.59%2015: 38.42%2017: 38.26%2019: 38.11%2021: 37.95%2023: 37.79%
Change over the period: −6.13 pp Annual average: -0.1 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Switzerland

Switzerland 37.79%
World 36.93%
Europe & Central Asia 29.09%
Western Europe computed 48.52%
High-income countries computed 28.2%
Agricultural land share — Switzerland, by year Switzerland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 37.79 −0.08 pp
2022 37.87 −0.08 pp
2021 37.95 −0.08 pp
2020 38.03 −0.08 pp
2019 38.11 −0.08 pp
2018 38.18 −0.08 pp
2017 38.26 −0.08 pp
2016 38.34 −0.08 pp
2015 38.42 −0.08 pp
2014 38.5 −0.08 pp
2013 38.59 −0.08 pp
2012 38.67 −0.08 pp
2011 38.75 −0.08 pp
2010 38.83 −0.08 pp
2009 38.92 −0.08 pp
2008 39 −0.08 pp
2007 39.08 −0.08 pp
2006 39.16 −0.08 pp
2005 39.23 −0.08 pp
2004 39.31 −0.08 pp
2003 39.39 −0.08 pp
2002 39.47 −0.08 pp
2001 39.54 −0.08 pp
2000 39.62 −0.08 pp
1999 39.69 −0.08 pp
1998 39.77 −0.08 pp
1997 39.85 −0.08 pp
1996 39.93 −0.09 pp
1995 40.02 −0.12 pp
1994 40.14 −0.12 pp
1993 40.26 −0.12 pp
1992 40.38 −0.12 pp
1991 40.5 −0.1 pp
1990 40.6 −0.14 pp
1989 40.74 −0.12 pp
1988 40.86 −0.12 pp
1987 40.98 −0.12 pp
1986 41.1 −0.11 pp
1985 41.21 −0.14 pp
1984 41.35 −0.12 pp
1983 41.47 −0.12 pp
1982 41.59 −0.12 pp
1981 41.72 −0.11 pp
1980 41.83 −0.14 pp
1979 41.96 +0.35 pp
1978 41.61 +0.09 pp
1977 41.52 −0.03 pp
1976 41.56 −0.03 pp
1975 41.59 −0.09 pp
1974 41.68 −0.16 pp
1973 41.84 −0.23 pp
1972 42.07 −0.07 pp
1971 42.13 −0.22 pp
1970 42.35 −0.34 pp
1969 42.69 +0.03 pp
1968 42.66 −0.07 pp
1967 42.72 −0.17 pp
1966 42.9 −0.15 pp
1965 43.05 −0.22 pp
1964 43.27 −0.22 pp
1963 43.49 −0.36 pp
1962 43.85 −0.07 pp
1961 43.93 —

Western Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NL Netherlands 53.55 FR France 52.5 LU Luxembourg 51.66 DE Germany 47.47 BE Belgium 44.38 CH Switzerland 37.79 LI Liechtenstein 32.31 AT Austria 31.47
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About the indicator

The share of agricultural land in total land area: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. High values often come not from crop-growing countries but from pastoral ones — vast semi-desert rangelands formally count as agricultural land.

Important: The aggregate for country groups is weighted by land area.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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