Which has higher cropland and pasture per person, Egypt or Switzerland?

Switzerland, at 0.0408 against 0.0367 in Egypt as of 2010.

What is the difference in cropland and pasture per person between Egypt and Switzerland?

0.0041, with Switzerland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Switzerland?

22 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2010.

Where does this data come from?

Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cropland and pasture per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Egypt vs Switzerland: Cropland and pasture per person

Egypt

0.0367

in 2010

Switzerland

0.0408

in 2010

Egypt rank

145th

Switzerland rank

142nd

Cropland and pasture per person over time

Egypt
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.0408 against 0.0367 in Egypt, a difference of 0.0041.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 145th and Switzerland ranks 142nd of 178 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 19 and Switzerland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1800s	0.2027	0.08	0.1227	Egypt
1810s	0.213	0.0789	0.1341	Egypt
1820s	0.2152	0.082	0.1332	Egypt
1830s	0.2045	0.0832	0.1213	Egypt
1840s	0.1879	0.0834	0.1044	Egypt
1850s	0.1714	0.083	0.0884	Egypt
1860s	0.1308	0.0812	0.0496	Egypt
1870s	0.1266	0.0799	0.0468	Egypt
1880s	0.1212	0.0779	0.0434	Egypt
1890s	0.1409	0.0748	0.0661	Egypt
1900s	0.1422	0.0742	0.068	Egypt
1910s	0.1357	0.0718	0.0639	Egypt
1920s	0.1246	0.0701	0.0545	Egypt
1930s	0.1115	0.0688	0.0427	Egypt
1940s	0.1023	0.0675	0.0349	Egypt
1950s	0.101	0.0661	0.0349	Egypt
1960s	0.0927	0.0655	0.0272	Egypt
1970s	0.0789	0.0517	0.0272	Egypt
1980s	0.054	0.0533	0.0007	Egypt
1990s	0.0439	0.0493	0.0054	Switzerland
2000s	0.04	0.0449	0.0049	Switzerland
2010s	0.0367	0.0408	0.0041	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland and pasture per person, Egypt or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 0.0408 against 0.0367 in Egypt as of 2010.
What is the difference in cropland and pasture per person between Egypt and Switzerland?: 0.0041, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Switzerland?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2010.
How do Egypt and Switzerland rank globally for cropland and pasture per person?: Egypt ranks 145th and Switzerland ranks 142nd of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cropland and pasture per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland and pasture per person
Source: Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 178 places, 3,796 data points, 1800–2010
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Pasture – land used for livestock grazing – and cropland are measured in hectares per person. The sum of pasture and cropland is the total land used for agriculture.