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

Switzerland, at 419,642 hectares against 287,201 hectares in Lebanon as of 2025.

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

132,441 hectares, with Switzerland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon 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.

Lebanon vs Switzerland: Cropland extent over the long-term

Lebanon

287,201 hectares

in 2025

Switzerland

419,642 hectares

in 2025

Lebanon rank

139th

Switzerland rank

137th

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

Lebanon
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 419,642 hectares against 287,201 hectares in Lebanon, a difference of 132,441 hectares.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.5 times Lebanon's.

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

Lebanon ranks 139th and Switzerland ranks 137th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 14 and Switzerland in 26.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lebanon	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1000s	309,536 hectares	44,471 hectares	265,065 hectares	Lebanon
1100s	315,446 hectares	58,072 hectares	257,374 hectares	Lebanon
1200s	319,272 hectares	70,920 hectares	248,352 hectares	Lebanon
1300s	320,661 hectares	110,522 hectares	210,139 hectares	Lebanon
1400s	244,748 hectares	80,414 hectares	164,334 hectares	Lebanon
1500s	246,600 hectares	103,451 hectares	143,149 hectares	Lebanon
1600s	266,554 hectares	123,795 hectares	142,759 hectares	Lebanon
1700s	208,129 hectares	146,368 hectares	61,761 hectares	Lebanon
1710s	195,564 hectares	149,555 hectares	46,009 hectares	Lebanon
1720s	189,584 hectares	152,778 hectares	36,806 hectares	Lebanon
1730s	183,705 hectares	156,034 hectares	27,671 hectares	Lebanon
1740s	177,923 hectares	159,318 hectares	18,605 hectares	Lebanon
1750s	172,232 hectares	162,627 hectares	9,605 hectares	Lebanon
1760s	166,629 hectares	165,955 hectares	674 hectares	Lebanon
1770s	161,105 hectares	169,298 hectares	8,193 hectares	Switzerland
1780s	155,657 hectares	172,648 hectares	16,991 hectares	Switzerland
1790s	150,276 hectares	175,998 hectares	25,722 hectares	Switzerland
1800s	144,957 hectares	179,339 hectares	34,382 hectares	Switzerland
1810s	139,690 hectares	182,661 hectares	42,971 hectares	Switzerland
1820s	134,468 hectares	201,583 hectares	67,115 hectares	Switzerland
1830s	142,818 hectares	217,543 hectares	74,725 hectares	Switzerland
1840s	149,265 hectares	232,963 hectares	83,698 hectares	Switzerland
1850s	155,739 hectares	247,717 hectares	91,978 hectares	Switzerland
1860s	162,166 hectares	255,664 hectares	93,498 hectares	Switzerland
1870s	168,444 hectares	267,959 hectares	99,515 hectares	Switzerland
1880s	193,695 hectares	276,896 hectares	83,201 hectares	Switzerland
1890s	188,755 hectares	281,681 hectares	92,926 hectares	Switzerland
1900s	201,007 hectares	307,949 hectares	106,942 hectares	Switzerland
1910s	193,689 hectares	339,292 hectares	145,603 hectares	Switzerland
1920s	193,804 hectares	340,633 hectares	146,829 hectares	Switzerland
1930s	224,956 hectares	344,351 hectares	119,395 hectares	Switzerland
1940s	255,901 hectares	348,689 hectares	92,788 hectares	Switzerland
1950s	281,342 hectares	378,767 hectares	97,426 hectares	Switzerland
1960s	286,961 hectares	392,166 hectares	105,204 hectares	Switzerland
1970s	329,394 hectares	384,794 hectares	55,400 hectares	Switzerland
1980s	300,096 hectares	419,409 hectares	119,313 hectares	Switzerland
1990s	306,691 hectares	435,830 hectares	129,139 hectares	Switzerland
2000s	272,157 hectares	430,055 hectares	157,898 hectares	Switzerland
2010s	262,044 hectares	425,198 hectares	163,154 hectares	Switzerland
2020s	281,598 hectares	421,378 hectares	139,779 hectares	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Lebanon or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 419,642 hectares against 287,201 hectares in Lebanon as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Lebanon and Switzerland?: 132,441 hectares, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Switzerland?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Lebanon and Switzerland rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?: Lebanon ranks 139th 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.