Croatia vs Switzerland: Agricultural area over the long-term
Croatia
1.43 million hectares
in 2025
Switzerland
1.49 million hectares
in 2025
Croatia rank
130th
Switzerland rank
128th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Croatia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1.49 million hectares against 1.43 million hectares in Croatia, a difference of 53,680 hectares.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Croatia ahead.
Croatia ranks 130th and Switzerland ranks 128th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 11 and Switzerland in 29.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.27 million hectares | 804,976 hectares | 462,704 hectares | Croatia |
| 1100s | 1.64 million hectares | 1.35 million hectares | 294,020 hectares | Croatia |
| 1200s | 1.41 million hectares | 1.35 million hectares | 63,750 hectares | Croatia |
| 1300s | 1.15 million hectares | 1.62 million hectares | 468,600 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1400s | 1.35 million hectares | 1.38 million hectares | 37,380 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1500s | 1.07 million hectares | 1.36 million hectares | 283,580 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1600s | 1.11 million hectares | 1.40 million hectares | 291,650 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1700s | 1.07 million hectares | 1.70 million hectares | 626,930 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1710s | 1.03 million hectares | 1.62 million hectares | 594,120 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1720s | 1.00 million hectares | 1.54 million hectares | 540,240 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1730s | 972,121 hectares | 1.46 million hectares | 484,339 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1740s | 937,510 hectares | 1.36 million hectares | 426,460 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1750s | 898,390 hectares | 1.26 million hectares | 366,590 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1760s | 905,226 hectares | 1.25 million hectares | 345,174 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1770s | 911,044 hectares | 1.23 million hectares | 322,876 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1780s | 915,738 hectares | 1.22 million hectares | 299,692 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1790s | 919,198 hectares | 1.19 million hectares | 275,642 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1800s | 921,300 hectares | 1.17 million hectares | 250,730 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1810s | 937,433 hectares | 1.17 million hectares | 228,597 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1820s | 971,326 hectares | 1.26 million hectares | 284,724 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1830s | 1.01 million hectares | 1.32 million hectares | 310,100 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1840s | 1.04 million hectares | 1.37 million hectares | 328,380 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1850s | 1.08 million hectares | 1.42 million hectares | 342,150 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 1.11 million hectares | 1.43 million hectares | 317,360 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 1.20 million hectares | 1.46 million hectares | 258,530 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 1.29 million hectares | 1.47 million hectares | 185,320 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 1.39 million hectares | 1.46 million hectares | 70,450 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 1.49 million hectares | 1.56 million hectares | 75,050 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 1.60 million hectares | 1.68 million hectares | 82,050 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 1.76 million hectares | 1.64 million hectares | 122,520 hectares | Croatia |
| 1930s | 1.94 million hectares | 1.62 million hectares | 324,790 hectares | Croatia |
| 1940s | 2.13 million hectares | 1.58 million hectares | 548,840 hectares | Croatia |
| 1950s | 2.38 million hectares | 1.65 million hectares | 726,160 hectares | Croatia |
| 1960s | 2.41 million hectares | 1.71 million hectares | 698,483 hectares | Croatia |
| 1970s | 2.35 million hectares | 1.65 million hectares | 695,715 hectares | Croatia |
| 1980s | 2.32 million hectares | 1.63 million hectares | 688,859 hectares | Croatia |
| 1990s | 2.17 million hectares | 1.59 million hectares | 582,603 hectares | Croatia |
| 2000s | 1.21 million hectares | 1.55 million hectares | 338,780 hectares | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1.46 million hectares | 1.52 million hectares | 56,279 hectares | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 1.46 million hectares | 1.49 million hectares | 34,892 hectares | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Croatia or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 1.49 million hectares against 1.43 million hectares in Croatia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Croatia and Switzerland?
- 53,680 hectares, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Switzerland?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Croatia and Switzerland rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Croatia ranks 130th and Switzerland ranks 128th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.