Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Switzerland: Arable land

Bosnia and Herzegovina
370,000 hectares
in 2023
Switzerland
396,421 hectares
in 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
132nd
Switzerland rank
130th

Arable land over time

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Switzerland
400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M196119922023

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 396,421 hectares against 370,000 hectares in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 26,421 hectares.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Bosnia and Herzegovina's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 132nd and Switzerland ranks 130th of 206 countries.

Bosnia and Herzegovina has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bosnia and Herzegovina Switzerland Difference Ahead
1990s 887,500 hectares 414,385 hectares 473,115 hectares Bosnia and Herzegovina
2000s 1.01 million hectares 406,460 hectares 606,640 hectares Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s 1.02 million hectares 400,437 hectares 617,463 hectares Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s 692,500 hectares 397,082 hectares 295,418 hectares Bosnia and Herzegovina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 396,421 hectares against 370,000 hectares in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Switzerland?
26,421 hectares, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Switzerland?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Switzerland rank globally for arable land?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 132nd and Switzerland ranks 130th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Arable land (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land (hectares)
Unit
hectares
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,871 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.