New Zealand vs Switzerland: Agricultural land use, per square kilometre
New Zealand
36.88 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
37.79 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
108th
Switzerland rank
106th
Agricultural land use, per square kilometre over time
- New Zealand
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 37.79 hectares per square kilometre against 36.88 hectares per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 0.91 hectares per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 108th and Switzerland ranks 106th of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 6 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.25 hectares per square kilometre | 43.17 hectares per square kilometre | 7.08 hectares per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 52.46 hectares per square kilometre | 41.83 hectares per square kilometre | 10.63 hectares per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 55 hectares per square kilometre | 41.29 hectares per square kilometre | 13.71 hectares per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 50.16 hectares per square kilometre | 40.12 hectares per square kilometre | 10.04 hectares per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 44.71 hectares per square kilometre | 39.27 hectares per square kilometre | 5.44 hectares per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 41.4 hectares per square kilometre | 38.46 hectares per square kilometre | 2.94 hectares per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 37.78 hectares per square kilometre | 37.91 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1347 hectares per square kilometre | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use, per square kilometre, New Zealand or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 37.79 hectares per square kilometre against 36.88 hectares per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use, per square kilometre between New Zealand and Switzerland?
- 0.91 hectares per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Switzerland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Switzerland rank globally for agricultural land use, per square kilometre?
- New Zealand ranks 108th and Switzerland ranks 106th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land use, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.