Norway vs Switzerland: Agricultural land per capita
Norway
0.1779 hectares per capita
in 2023
Switzerland
0.1683 hectares per capita
in 2023
Norway rank
156th
Switzerland rank
157th
Agricultural land per capita over time
- Norway
- Switzerland
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.1779 hectares per capita against 0.1683 hectares per capita in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0096 hectares per capita.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.
Norway ranks 156th and Switzerland ranks 157th of 226 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2718 hectares per capita | 0.2933 hectares per capita | 0.0215 hectares per capita | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.2295 hectares per capita | 0.2633 hectares per capita | 0.0338 hectares per capita | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.2307 hectares per capita | 0.2524 hectares per capita | 0.0217 hectares per capita | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.2395 hectares per capita | 0.2274 hectares per capita | 0.0121 hectares per capita | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.2239 hectares per capita | 0.2092 hectares per capita | 0.0147 hectares per capita | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.1926 hectares per capita | 0.185 hectares per capita | 0.0076 hectares per capita | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.181 hectares per capita | 0.1712 hectares per capita | 0.0098 hectares per capita | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, Norway or Switzerland?
- Norway, at 0.1779 hectares per capita against 0.1683 hectares per capita in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between Norway and Switzerland?
- 0.0096 hectares per capita, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Switzerland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Norway and Switzerland rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- Norway ranks 156th and Switzerland ranks 157th of 226 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.