What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between Saint Lucia and Switzerland?

0.0014 hectares per person, with Saint Lucia ahead.

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

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Saint Lucia vs Switzerland: Cropland per person over the long-term

Saint Lucia

0.0519 hectares per person

in 2025

Switzerland

0.0505 hectares per person

in 2025

Saint Lucia rank

158th

Switzerland rank

161st

Cropland per person over the long-term over time

Saint Lucia
Switzerland

How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 0.0519 hectares per person against 0.0505 hectares per person in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0014 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Switzerland ahead.

Saint Lucia ranks 158th and Switzerland ranks 161st of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Saint Lucia averaged higher in 35 and Switzerland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Saint Lucia	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1000s	0 hectares per person	0.1482 hectares per person	0.1482 hectares per person	Switzerland
1100s	0 hectares per person	0.1452 hectares per person	0.1452 hectares per person	Switzerland
1200s	0 hectares per person	0.1418 hectares per person	0.1418 hectares per person	Switzerland
1300s	0 hectares per person	0.1382 hectares per person	0.1382 hectares per person	Switzerland
1400s	0 hectares per person	0.134 hectares per person	0.134 hectares per person	Switzerland
1500s	0.2036 hectares per person	0.1293 hectares per person	0.0743 hectares per person	Saint Lucia
1600s	0.1951 hectares per person	0.1238 hectares per person	0.0713 hectares per person	Saint Lucia
1700s	0.1858 hectares per person	0.1171 hectares per person	0.0687 hectares per person	Saint Lucia
1710s	0.1848 hectares per person	0.1163 hectares per person	0.0685 hectares per person	Saint Lucia
1720s	0.1838 hectares per person	0.1155 hectares per person	0.0683 hectares per person	Saint Lucia
1730s	0.1827 hectares per person	0.1147 hectares per person	0.068 hectares per person	Saint Lucia
1740s	0.1818 hectares per person	0.1139 hectares per person	0.0679 hectares per person	Saint Lucia
1750s	0.1808 hectares per person	0.113 hectares per person	0.0677 hectares per person	Saint Lucia
1760s	0.1797 hectares per person	0.1121 hectares per person	0.0676 hectares per person	Saint Lucia
1770s	0.1787 hectares per person	0.1112 hectares per person	0.0674 hectares per person	Saint Lucia
1780s	0.1776 hectares per person	0.1103 hectares per person	0.0673 hectares per person	Saint Lucia
1790s	0.1765 hectares per person	0.1093 hectares per person	0.0672 hectares per person	Saint Lucia
1800s	0.1754 hectares per person	0.1083 hectares per person	0.0671 hectares per person	Saint Lucia
1810s	0.1742 hectares per person	0.1073 hectares per person	0.0669 hectares per person	Saint Lucia
1820s	0.1731 hectares per person	0.1062 hectares per person	0.0669 hectares per person	Saint Lucia
1830s	0.1719 hectares per person	0.1056 hectares per person	0.0663 hectares per person	Saint Lucia
1840s	0.1708 hectares per person	0.1048 hectares per person	0.066 hectares per person	Saint Lucia
1850s	0.1697 hectares per person	0.1036 hectares per person	0.0661 hectares per person	Saint Lucia
1860s	0.1685 hectares per person	0.1018 hectares per person	0.0667 hectares per person	Saint Lucia
1870s	0.1673 hectares per person	0.1004 hectares per person	0.0669 hectares per person	Saint Lucia
1880s	0.1661 hectares per person	0.0978 hectares per person	0.0683 hectares per person	Saint Lucia
1890s	0.1649 hectares per person	0.0961 hectares per person	0.0688 hectares per person	Saint Lucia
1900s	0.1637 hectares per person	0.0929 hectares per person	0.0708 hectares per person	Saint Lucia
1910s	0.1624 hectares per person	0.0904 hectares per person	0.072 hectares per person	Saint Lucia
1920s	0.1611 hectares per person	0.0878 hectares per person	0.0733 hectares per person	Saint Lucia
1930s	0.1598 hectares per person	0.0847 hectares per person	0.0751 hectares per person	Saint Lucia
1940s	0.1585 hectares per person	0.0821 hectares per person	0.0764 hectares per person	Saint Lucia
1950s	0.1565 hectares per person	0.0767 hectares per person	0.0798 hectares per person	Saint Lucia
1960s	0.1564 hectares per person	0.0685 hectares per person	0.0879 hectares per person	Saint Lucia
1970s	0.1543 hectares per person	0.0612 hectares per person	0.0931 hectares per person	Saint Lucia
1980s	0.1468 hectares per person	0.065 hectares per person	0.0818 hectares per person	Saint Lucia
1990s	0.113 hectares per person	0.0628 hectares per person	0.0502 hectares per person	Saint Lucia
2000s	0.0654 hectares per person	0.0582 hectares per person	0.0072 hectares per person	Saint Lucia
2010s	0.0542 hectares per person	0.0541 hectares per person	0 hectares per person	Saint Lucia
2020s	0.0523 hectares per person	0.0514 hectares per person	0.001 hectares per person	Saint Lucia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland per person over the long-term, Saint Lucia or Switzerland?: Saint Lucia, at 0.0519 hectares per person against 0.0505 hectares per person in Switzerland as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between Saint Lucia and Switzerland?: 0.0014 hectares per person, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and Switzerland?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Saint Lucia and Switzerland rank globally for cropland per person over the long-term?: Saint Lucia ranks 158th and Switzerland ranks 161st of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland per person over the long-term
Unit: hectares per person
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.