Norway vs Switzerland: Agricultural land use, per capita
Norway
0.1779 hectares per person
in 2023
Switzerland
0.168 hectares per person
in 2023
Norway rank
147th
Switzerland rank
148th
Agricultural land use, per capita over time
- Norway
- Switzerland
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.1779 hectares per person against 0.168 hectares per person in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0099 hectares per person.
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 147th and Switzerland ranks 148th of 209 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 person | 0.2933 hectares per person | 0.0215 hectares per person | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.2295 hectares per person | 0.2633 hectares per person | 0.0338 hectares per person | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.2307 hectares per person | 0.2524 hectares per person | 0.0217 hectares per person | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.2395 hectares per person | 0.2274 hectares per person | 0.0121 hectares per person | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.2239 hectares per person | 0.209 hectares per person | 0.0149 hectares per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.1926 hectares per person | 0.1851 hectares per person | 0.0075 hectares per person | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.181 hectares per person | 0.1712 hectares per person | 0.0098 hectares per person | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use, per capita, Norway or Switzerland?
- Norway, at 0.1779 hectares per person against 0.168 hectares per person in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use, per capita between Norway and Switzerland?
- 0.0099 hectares per person, 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 use, per capita?
- Norway ranks 147th and Switzerland ranks 148th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land use, 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 use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.