Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Jordan or Switzerland?

Switzerland, at 419,642 hectares against 302,551 hectares in Jordan as of 2025.

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

117,091 hectares, with Switzerland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan 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.

Jordan vs Switzerland: Cropland extent over the long-term

Jordan

302,551 hectares

in 2025

Switzerland

419,642 hectares

in 2025

Jordan rank

138th

Switzerland rank

137th

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

Jordan
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 419,642 hectares against 302,551 hectares in Jordan, a difference of 117,091 hectares.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.4 times Jordan's.

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

Jordan ranks 138th and Switzerland ranks 137th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 37.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jordan	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1000s	78,075 hectares	44,471 hectares	33,604 hectares	Jordan
1100s	77,897 hectares	58,072 hectares	19,825 hectares	Jordan
1200s	77,371 hectares	70,920 hectares	6,451 hectares	Jordan
1300s	76,437 hectares	110,522 hectares	34,085 hectares	Switzerland
1400s	52,997 hectares	80,414 hectares	27,418 hectares	Switzerland
1500s	63,285 hectares	103,451 hectares	40,166 hectares	Switzerland
1600s	59,262 hectares	123,795 hectares	64,533 hectares	Switzerland
1700s	43,244 hectares	146,368 hectares	103,124 hectares	Switzerland
1710s	44,666 hectares	149,555 hectares	104,889 hectares	Switzerland
1720s	44,308 hectares	152,778 hectares	108,470 hectares	Switzerland
1730s	43,938 hectares	156,034 hectares	112,096 hectares	Switzerland
1740s	43,555 hectares	159,318 hectares	115,763 hectares	Switzerland
1750s	43,158 hectares	162,627 hectares	119,470 hectares	Switzerland
1760s	42,745 hectares	165,955 hectares	123,210 hectares	Switzerland
1770s	42,317 hectares	169,298 hectares	126,981 hectares	Switzerland
1780s	41,872 hectares	172,648 hectares	130,776 hectares	Switzerland
1790s	41,408 hectares	175,998 hectares	134,590 hectares	Switzerland
1800s	40,923 hectares	179,339 hectares	138,416 hectares	Switzerland
1810s	40,416 hectares	182,661 hectares	142,245 hectares	Switzerland
1820s	39,885 hectares	201,583 hectares	161,698 hectares	Switzerland
1830s	41,314 hectares	217,543 hectares	176,229 hectares	Switzerland
1840s	42,752 hectares	232,963 hectares	190,211 hectares	Switzerland
1850s	44,190 hectares	247,717 hectares	203,527 hectares	Switzerland
1860s	45,618 hectares	255,664 hectares	210,046 hectares	Switzerland
1870s	47,020 hectares	267,959 hectares	220,939 hectares	Switzerland
1880s	57,448 hectares	276,896 hectares	219,448 hectares	Switzerland
1890s	70,032 hectares	281,681 hectares	211,648 hectares	Switzerland
1900s	85,139 hectares	307,949 hectares	222,810 hectares	Switzerland
1910s	103,134 hectares	339,292 hectares	236,158 hectares	Switzerland
1920s	119,355 hectares	340,633 hectares	221,278 hectares	Switzerland
1930s	137,162 hectares	344,351 hectares	207,189 hectares	Switzerland
1940s	155,850 hectares	348,689 hectares	192,839 hectares	Switzerland
1950s	227,866 hectares	378,767 hectares	150,901 hectares	Switzerland
1960s	300,166 hectares	392,166 hectares	91,999 hectares	Switzerland
1970s	323,900 hectares	384,794 hectares	60,894 hectares	Switzerland
1980s	336,420 hectares	419,409 hectares	82,989 hectares	Switzerland
1990s	278,230 hectares	435,830 hectares	157,600 hectares	Switzerland
2000s	268,080 hectares	430,055 hectares	161,975 hectares	Switzerland
2010s	293,796 hectares	425,198 hectares	131,402 hectares	Switzerland
2020s	294,633 hectares	421,378 hectares	126,745 hectares	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Jordan or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 419,642 hectares against 302,551 hectares in Jordan as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Jordan and Switzerland?: 117,091 hectares, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Switzerland?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Jordan and Switzerland rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?: Jordan ranks 138th 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: 09 October 2026

Total cropland area for each separate country over time.