Netherlands (Kingdom of the) vs Switzerland: Cereals, primary — Area harvested
Cereals, primary — Area harvested over time
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
- Switzerland
How they compare
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) currently reports 153,500 ha against 137,029 ha in Switzerland, a difference of 16,471 ha.
That makes Netherlands (Kingdom of the)'s figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ahead.
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 122nd and Switzerland ranks 125th of 178 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands (Kingdom of the) averaged higher in 6 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 467,857 ha | 174,808 ha | 293,050 ha | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) |
| 1970s | 278,826 ha | 175,581 ha | 103,244 ha | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) |
| 1980s | 197,380 ha | 184,356 ha | 13,024 ha | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) |
| 1990s | 192,545 ha | 198,978 ha | 6,434 ha | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 220,865 ha | 166,312 ha | 54,553 ha | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) |
| 2010s | 187,833 ha | 144,360 ha | 43,473 ha | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) |
| 2020s | 173,790 ha | 141,626 ha | 32,164 ha | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals, primary — area harvested, Netherlands (Kingdom of the) or Switzerland?
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the), at 153,500 ha against 137,029 ha in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereals, primary — area harvested between Netherlands (Kingdom of the) and Switzerland?
- 16,471 ha, with Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands (Kingdom of the) and Switzerland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands (Kingdom of the) and Switzerland rank globally for cereals, primary — area harvested?
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 122nd and Switzerland ranks 125th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cereals, primary — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.