Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Switzerland

Arable land per capita in Switzerland in 2023 — 0.0446 ha/person. Ranked 152 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 38.8%.

2023 0.0446 ha/person −1.3% vs 2022
World rank 152of 206
Period maximum 0.0729 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.0446 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Switzerland, 1961–20230.040.050.060.070.0819611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.0729 ha/person1963: 0.0681 ha/person1965: 0.0645 ha/person1967: 0.0606 ha/person1969: 0.0587 ha/person1971: 0.0574 ha/person1973: 0.0575 ha/person1975: 0.0582 ha/person1977: 0.0589 ha/person1979: 0.0599 ha/person1981: 0.0605 ha/person1983: 0.0615 ha/person1985: 0.0625 ha/person1987: 0.0609 ha/person1989: 0.0615 ha/person1991: 0.0599 ha/person1993: 0.0591 ha/person1995: 0.06 ha/person1997: 0.0585 ha/person1999: 0.0574 ha/person2001: 0.0565 ha/person2003: 0.0554 ha/person2005: 0.0545 ha/person2007: 0.0538 ha/person2009: 0.0523 ha/person2011: 0.0509 ha/person2013: 0.0498 ha/person2015: 0.0481 ha/person2017: 0.0471 ha/person2019: 0.0465 ha/person2021: 0.0454 ha/person2023: 0.0446 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.0283 (−38.81%) Average annual rate: -0.79 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Switzerland 0.0446 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Europe & Central Asia 0.359 ha/person
Western Europe computed 0.1611 ha/person
High-income countries computed 0.3338 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Switzerland, by year Switzerland All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.0446 −0.0006 −1.3%
2022 0.0452 −0.0002 −0.54%
2021 0.0454 −0.0009 −1.85%
2020 0.0463 −0.0002 −0.47%
2019 0.0465 −0.0003 −0.55%
2018 0.0468 −0.0004 −0.75%
2017 0.0471 −0.0005 −1.06%
2016 0.0476 −0.0005 −1.01%
2015 0.0481 −0.0007 −1.39%
2014 0.0488 −0.001 −2.06%
2013 0.0498 −0.0006 −1.17%
2012 0.0504 −0.0005 −1.06%
2011 0.0509 −0.0007 −1.28%
2010 0.0516 −0.0007 −1.39%
2009 0.0523 −0.0007 −1.31%
2008 0.053 −0.0007 −1.36%
2007 0.0538 −0.0005 −0.96%
2006 0.0543 −0.0002 −0.44%
2005 0.0545 −0.0004 −0.73%
2004 0.0549 −0.0004 −0.81%
2003 0.0554 −0.0006 −1.06%
2002 0.056 −0.0006 −1.04%
2001 0.0565 −0.0003 −0.45%
2000 0.0568 −0.0006 −1.01%
1999 0.0574 −0.0007 −1.17%
1998 0.0581 −0.0005 −0.8%
1997 0.0585 −0.0009 −1.53%
1996 0.0594 −0.0005 −0.88%
1995 0.06 +0 +0.03%
1994 0.0599 +0.0009 +1.46%
1993 0.0591 +0 +0.01%
1992 0.0591 −0.0009 −1.45%
1991 0.0599 −0.0001 −0.15%
1990 0.06 −0.0014 −2.36%
1989 0.0615 +0.0005 +0.76%
1988 0.061 +0.0001 +0.15%
1987 0.0609 −0.0012 −1.95%
1986 0.0621 −0.0004 −0.6%
1985 0.0625 +0 +0.07%
1984 0.0625 +0.001 +1.63%
1983 0.0615 +0.0006 +1%
1982 0.0609 +0.0003 +0.53%
1981 0.0605 +0.0003 +0.5%
1980 0.0602 +0.0003 +0.58%
1979 0.0599 +0.0001 +0.23%
1978 0.0597 +0.0009 +1.45%
1977 0.0589 +0.0003 +0.45%
1976 0.0586 +0.0004 +0.74%
1975 0.0582 +0.0006 +1%
1974 0.0576 +0.0001 +0.18%
1973 0.0575 −0.0005 −0.79%
1972 0.058 +0.0005 +0.94%
1971 0.0574 −0.0001 −0.24%
1970 0.0576 −0.0011 −1.85%
1969 0.0587 −0.0006 −1.04%
1968 0.0593 −0.0014 −2.26%
1967 0.0606 −0.002 −3.25%
1966 0.0627 −0.0018 −2.8%
1965 0.0645 −0.0018 −2.72%
1964 0.0663 −0.0018 −2.68%
1963 0.0681 −0.0032 −4.53%
1962 0.0714 −0.0015 −2.11%
1961 0.0729

Western Europe, 2023

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

About the indicator

The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.

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