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Arable land share — Switzerland

Arable land share in Switzerland in 2023 — 10.03%. Ranked 103 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0.01 pp.

2023 10.03% −0 pp vs 2022
World rank 103of 206
Period maximum 10.68%1995
Period minimum 9%1970

Trend over time

1961–2023 · % of land area

Arable land share — Switzerland, 1961–202399.51010.51119611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 10.02%1963: 9.81%1965: 9.56%1967: 9.19%1969: 9.11%1971: 9.03%1973: 9.18%1975: 9.33%1977: 9.36%1979: 9.54%1981: 9.73%1983: 9.98%1985: 10.23%1987: 10.09%1989: 10.34%1991: 10.31%1993: 10.37%1995: 10.68%1997: 10.5%1999: 10.37%2001: 10.34%2003: 10.28%2005: 10.26%2007: 10.27%2009: 10.25%2011: 10.2%2013: 10.2%2015: 10.08%2017: 10.08%2019: 10.09%2021: 10.01%2023: 10.03%
Change over the period: +0.01 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Switzerland 10.03%
World 10.67%
Europe & Central Asia 12.26%
Western Europe computed 29.92%
High-income countries computed 8.94%
Arable land share — Switzerland, by year Switzerland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 10.03 −0 pp
2022 10.04 +0.03 pp
2021 10.01 −0.11 pp
2020 10.12 +0.03 pp
2019 10.09 +0.02 pp
2018 10.08 −0 pp
2017 10.08 −0.01 pp
2016 10.09 +0.01 pp
2015 10.08 −0.03 pp
2014 10.11 −0.09 pp
2013 10.2 −0 pp
2012 10.2 −0 pp
2011 10.2 −0.02 pp
2010 10.22 −0.04 pp
2009 10.25 −0.01 pp
2008 10.26 −0.01 pp
2007 10.27 −0.01 pp
2006 10.28 +0.02 pp
2005 10.26 −0.01 pp
2004 10.27 −0.01 pp
2003 10.28 −0.03 pp
2002 10.31 −0.03 pp
2001 10.34 +0.02 pp
2000 10.32 −0.05 pp
1999 10.37 −0.07 pp
1998 10.44 −0.05 pp
1997 10.5 −0.14 pp
1996 10.63 −0.05 pp
1995 10.68 +0.07 pp
1994 10.6 +0.24 pp
1993 10.37 +0.1 pp
1992 10.27 −0.04 pp
1991 10.31 +0.11 pp
1990 10.2 −0.14 pp
1989 10.34 +0.16 pp
1988 10.18 +0.09 pp
1987 10.09 −0.14 pp
1986 10.22 −0.01 pp
1985 10.23 +0.05 pp
1984 10.18 +0.2 pp
1983 9.98 +0.14 pp
1982 9.84 +0.11 pp
1981 9.73 +0.1 pp
1980 9.63 +0.09 pp
1979 9.54 +0.04 pp
1978 9.49 +0.14 pp
1977 9.36 +0.01 pp
1976 9.35 +0.02 pp
1975 9.33 +0.09 pp
1974 9.24 +0.07 pp
1973 9.18 −0.01 pp
1972 9.18 +0.15 pp
1971 9.03 +0.03 pp
1970 9 −0.1 pp
1969 9.11 +0.01 pp
1968 9.1 −0.09 pp
1967 9.19 −0.19 pp
1966 9.39 −0.17 pp
1965 9.56 −0.15 pp
1964 9.71 −0.1 pp
1963 9.81 −0.25 pp
1962 10.06 +0.04 pp
1961 10.02 —

Western Europe, 2023

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

DE Germany 33.43 FR France 31.36 NL Netherlands 29.97 BE Belgium 28.31 LU Luxembourg 23.82 AT Austria 16.02 LI Liechtenstein 10.81 CH Switzerland 10.03
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About the indicator

The share of arable land in land area: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for less than five years. It excludes permanent crops and permanent pasture, so the indicator reflects more precisely the resource available for growing grain and other field crops.

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

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

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