What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Gambia and Switzerland?

27,358 hectares, with Gambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia 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 extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gambia vs Switzerland: Cropland extent over the long-term

Gambia

447,000 hectares

in 2025

Switzerland

419,642 hectares

in 2025

Gambia rank

134th

Switzerland rank

137th

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

Gambia
Switzerland

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 447,000 hectares against 419,642 hectares in Switzerland, a difference of 27,358 hectares.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Switzerland ahead.

Gambia ranks 134th and Switzerland ranks 137th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 38.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1000s	12,294 hectares	44,471 hectares	32,177 hectares	Switzerland
1100s	13,547 hectares	58,072 hectares	44,525 hectares	Switzerland
1200s	14,860 hectares	70,920 hectares	56,060 hectares	Switzerland
1300s	16,207 hectares	110,522 hectares	94,315 hectares	Switzerland
1400s	17,540 hectares	80,414 hectares	62,874 hectares	Switzerland
1500s	18,783 hectares	103,451 hectares	84,668 hectares	Switzerland
1600s	19,796 hectares	123,795 hectares	103,999 hectares	Switzerland
1700s	20,325 hectares	146,368 hectares	126,043 hectares	Switzerland
1710s	30,097 hectares	149,555 hectares	119,458 hectares	Switzerland
1720s	38,910 hectares	152,778 hectares	113,868 hectares	Switzerland
1730s	47,457 hectares	156,034 hectares	108,577 hectares	Switzerland
1740s	55,725 hectares	159,318 hectares	103,593 hectares	Switzerland
1750s	63,701 hectares	162,627 hectares	98,926 hectares	Switzerland
1760s	71,370 hectares	165,955 hectares	94,584 hectares	Switzerland
1770s	78,718 hectares	169,298 hectares	90,580 hectares	Switzerland
1780s	85,724 hectares	172,648 hectares	86,924 hectares	Switzerland
1790s	92,370 hectares	175,998 hectares	83,628 hectares	Switzerland
1800s	98,631 hectares	179,339 hectares	80,708 hectares	Switzerland
1810s	104,482 hectares	182,661 hectares	78,179 hectares	Switzerland
1820s	109,890 hectares	201,583 hectares	91,693 hectares	Switzerland
1830s	114,822 hectares	217,543 hectares	102,721 hectares	Switzerland
1840s	119,234 hectares	232,963 hectares	113,729 hectares	Switzerland
1850s	123,075 hectares	247,717 hectares	124,642 hectares	Switzerland
1860s	126,712 hectares	255,664 hectares	128,952 hectares	Switzerland
1870s	130,051 hectares	267,959 hectares	137,908 hectares	Switzerland
1880s	136,987 hectares	276,896 hectares	139,909 hectares	Switzerland
1890s	143,603 hectares	281,681 hectares	138,078 hectares	Switzerland
1900s	146,669 hectares	307,949 hectares	161,280 hectares	Switzerland
1910s	148,558 hectares	339,292 hectares	190,734 hectares	Switzerland
1920s	147,239 hectares	340,633 hectares	193,394 hectares	Switzerland
1930s	156,686 hectares	344,351 hectares	187,665 hectares	Switzerland
1940s	160,097 hectares	348,689 hectares	188,592 hectares	Switzerland
1950s	136,440 hectares	378,767 hectares	242,327 hectares	Switzerland
1960s	127,800 hectares	392,166 hectares	264,366 hectares	Switzerland
1970s	159,400 hectares	384,794 hectares	225,394 hectares	Switzerland
1980s	184,800 hectares	419,409 hectares	234,609 hectares	Switzerland
1990s	195,600 hectares	435,830 hectares	240,230 hectares	Switzerland
2000s	300,400 hectares	430,055 hectares	129,655 hectares	Switzerland
2010s	454,000 hectares	425,198 hectares	28,802 hectares	Gambia
2020s	447,000 hectares	421,378 hectares	25,622 hectares	Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Gambia or Switzerland?: Gambia, at 447,000 hectares against 419,642 hectares in Switzerland as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Gambia and Switzerland?: 27,358 hectares, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Switzerland?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Gambia and Switzerland rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?: Gambia ranks 134th and Switzerland ranks 137th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent 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 extent over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Total cropland area for each separate country over time.