Switzerland vs Thailand: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Switzerland
-2.1%
in 2023
Thailand
-2.0%
in 2023
Switzerland rank
170th
Thailand rank
169th
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time
- Switzerland
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports -2.0% against -2.1% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 53 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Switzerland ranks 170th and Thailand ranks 169th of 225 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -3.2% | 31.2% | 34.4% | Thailand |
| 1980s | -1.3% | 22.6% | 23.9% | Thailand |
| 1990s | -2.8% | 5.9% | 8.7% | Thailand |
| 2000s | -2.1% | 3.8% | 5.9% | Thailand |
| 2010s | -2.1% | 2.4% | 4.5% | Thailand |
| 2020s | -2.1% | 1.5% | 3.5% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, Switzerland or Thailand?
- Thailand, at -2.0% against -2.1% in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between Switzerland and Thailand?
- 0.1%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Thailand?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Switzerland and Thailand rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Switzerland ranks 170th and Thailand ranks 169th 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.