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

Switzerland, at 0.0408 against 0.0376 in Lebanon as of 2010.

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

0.0032, with Switzerland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon 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.

Lebanon vs Switzerland: Cropland and pasture per person

Lebanon

0.0376

in 2010

Switzerland

0.0408

in 2010

Lebanon rank

143rd

Switzerland rank

142nd

Cropland and pasture per person over time

Lebanon
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.0408 against 0.0376 in Lebanon, a difference of 0.0032.

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

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

Lebanon ranks 143rd and Switzerland ranks 142nd of 178 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 21 and Switzerland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lebanon	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1800s	0.1241	0.08	0.0441	Lebanon
1810s	0.1203	0.0789	0.0414	Lebanon
1820s	0.1145	0.082	0.0325	Lebanon
1830s	0.1147	0.0832	0.0315	Lebanon
1840s	0.1112	0.0834	0.0278	Lebanon
1850s	0.1082	0.083	0.0251	Lebanon
1860s	0.1066	0.0812	0.0253	Lebanon
1870s	0.1054	0.0799	0.0255	Lebanon
1880s	0.1152	0.0779	0.0373	Lebanon
1890s	0.1084	0.0748	0.0336	Lebanon
1900s	0.1095	0.0742	0.0353	Lebanon
1910s	0.1029	0.0718	0.0311	Lebanon
1920s	0.0976	0.0701	0.0275	Lebanon
1930s	0.0951	0.0688	0.0263	Lebanon
1940s	0.0944	0.0675	0.0269	Lebanon
1950s	0.0943	0.0661	0.0282	Lebanon
1960s	0.0931	0.0655	0.0276	Lebanon
1970s	0.0896	0.0517	0.038	Lebanon
1980s	0.0735	0.0533	0.0202	Lebanon
1990s	0.068	0.0493	0.0187	Lebanon
2000s	0.049	0.0449	0.0041	Lebanon
2010s	0.0376	0.0408	0.0033	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland and pasture per person, Lebanon or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 0.0408 against 0.0376 in Lebanon as of 2010.
What is the difference in cropland and pasture per person between Lebanon and Switzerland?: 0.0032, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Switzerland?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2010.
How do Lebanon and Switzerland rank globally for cropland and pasture per person?: Lebanon ranks 143rd 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.