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Agricultural land — Switzerland

Agricultural land in Switzerland in 2023 — 14,932 km². Ranked 129 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 14%.

2023 14,932 km² −0.2% vs 2022
World rank 129of 209
Period maximum 17,363 km²1961
Period minimum 14,932 km²2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Switzerland, 1961–202314,00015,00016,00017,00018,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 17,363 km²1963: 17,192 km²1965: 17,016 km²1967: 16,888 km²1969: 16,874 km²1971: 16,654 km²1973: 16,537 km²1975: 16,438 km²1977: 16,414 km²1979: 16,587 km²1981: 16,490 km²1983: 16,393 km²1985: 16,291 km²1987: 16,200 km²1989: 16,104 km²1991: 16,009 km²1993: 15,915 km²1995: 15,821 km²1997: 15,752 km²1999: 15,689 km²2001: 15,627 km²2003: 15,567 km²2005: 15,505 km²2007: 15,444 km²2009: 15,377 km²2011: 15,311 km²2013: 15,246 km²2015: 15,180 km²2017: 15,116 km²2019: 15,055 km²2021: 14,994 km²2023: 14,932 km²
Change over the period: −2,431 (−14%) Average annual rate: -0.24 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Switzerland 14,932 km²
World 47.92M km²
Europe & Central Asia 7.98M km²
Western Europe computed 522,682 km²
High-income countries computed 14.55M km²
Agricultural land — Switzerland, by year Switzerland All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 14,932 −31 −0.2%
2022 14,963 −31 −0.21%
2021 14,994 −31 −0.2%
2020 15,024 −31 −0.2%
2019 15,055 −31 −0.2%
2018 15,086 −31 −0.2%
2017 15,116 −31 −0.21%
2016 15,147 −33 −0.21%
2015 15,180 −33 −0.22%
2014 15,213 −33 −0.22%
2013 15,246 −33 −0.21%
2012 15,278 −33 −0.21%
2011 15,311 −33 −0.21%
2010 15,344 −33 −0.21%
2009 15,377 −33 −0.22%
2008 15,410 −33 −0.22%
2007 15,444 −31 −0.2%
2006 15,474 −30 −0.2%
2005 15,505 −31 −0.2%
2004 15,536 −31 −0.2%
2003 15,567 −31 −0.2%
2002 15,597 −30 −0.19%
2001 15,627 −31 −0.2%
2000 15,658 −31 −0.2%
1999 15,689 −33 −0.21%
1998 15,721 −31 −0.2%
1997 15,752 −31 −0.2%
1996 15,783 −37 −0.24%
1995 15,821 −47 −0.3%
1994 15,868 −47 −0.3%
1993 15,915 −47 −0.3%
1992 15,962 −47 −0.3%
1991 16,009 −41 −0.26%
1990 16,050 −54 −0.34%
1989 16,104 −48 −0.3%
1988 16,152 −48 −0.3%
1987 16,200 −48 −0.3%
1986 16,248 −43 −0.26%
1985 16,291 −54 −0.33%
1984 16,345 −48 −0.3%
1983 16,393 −48 −0.29%
1982 16,441 −48 −0.29%
1981 16,490 −44 −0.26%
1980 16,534 −54 −0.32%
1979 16,587 +138 +0.84%
1978 16,449 +35 +0.21%
1977 16,414 −12 −0.07%
1976 16,426 −12 −0.07%
1975 16,438 −37 −0.22%
1974 16,475 −62 −0.37%
1973 16,537 −91 −0.55%
1972 16,628 −26 −0.16%
1971 16,654 −85 −0.51%
1970 16,739 −135 −0.8%
1969 16,874 +13 +0.08%
1968 16,861 −27 −0.16%
1967 16,888 −69 −0.41%
1966 16,957 −59 −0.35%
1965 17,016 −88 −0.51%
1964 17,104 −88 −0.51%
1963 17,192 −142 −0.82%
1962 17,334 −29 −0.17%
1961 17,363 — —

Western Europe, 2023

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

FR France 282,972 DE Germany 165,860 AT Austria 25,973 NL Netherlands 18,030 CH Switzerland 14,932 BE Belgium 13,533 LU Luxembourg 1,330 LI Liechtenstein 52
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About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

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

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