Eswatini vs Switzerland: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Eswatini
-1.9%
in 2023
Switzerland
-2.1%
in 2023
Eswatini rank
168th
Switzerland rank
170th
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time
- Eswatini
- Switzerland
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports -1.9% against -2.1% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 168th and Switzerland ranks 170th of 225 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -4.1% | -3.2% | 0.9% | Switzerland |
| 1980s | -9.7% | -1.3% | 8.4% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | -5.0% | -2.8% | 2.1% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | -0.1% | -2.1% | 2.1% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | -1.0% | -2.1% | 1.1% | Eswatini |
| 2020s | -2.1% | -2.1% | 0.0% | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, Eswatini or Switzerland?
- Eswatini, at -1.9% against -2.1% in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between Eswatini and Switzerland?
- 0.2%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Switzerland?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Eswatini and Switzerland rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Eswatini ranks 168th and Switzerland ranks 170th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.