Egypt vs Switzerland: Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita

Egypt
0.0355 hectares per person
in 2025
Switzerland
0.0462 hectares per person
in 2025
Egypt rank
163rd
Switzerland rank
161st

Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita over time

  • Egypt
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.0462 hectares per person against 0.0355 hectares per person in Egypt, a difference of 0.0107 hectares per person.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.3 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 163rd and Switzerland ranks 161st of 189 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0875 hectares per person 0.0681 hectares per person 0.0194 hectares per person Egypt
1970s 0.0717 hectares per person 0.0613 hectares per person 0.0104 hectares per person Egypt
1980s 0.0502 hectares per person 0.0648 hectares per person 0.0147 hectares per person Switzerland
1990s 0.0473 hectares per person 0.0625 hectares per person 0.0152 hectares per person Switzerland
2000s 0.0434 hectares per person 0.0579 hectares per person 0.0145 hectares per person Switzerland
2010s 0.0383 hectares per person 0.0518 hectares per person 0.0135 hectares per person Switzerland
2020s 0.036 hectares per person 0.0476 hectares per person 0.0117 hectares per person Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, per capita, Egypt or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.0462 hectares per person against 0.0355 hectares per person in Egypt as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term, per capita between Egypt and Switzerland?
0.0107 hectares per person, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Switzerland?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Egypt and Switzerland rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term, per capita?
Egypt ranks 163rd and Switzerland ranks 161st of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 12,474 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Cropland extent over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.