Haiti vs Switzerland: Agricultural area over the long-term
Haiti
1.64 million hectares
in 2025
Switzerland
1.49 million hectares
in 2025
Haiti rank
126th
Switzerland rank
128th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Haiti
- Switzerland
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 1.64 million hectares against 1.49 million hectares in Switzerland, a difference of 148,420 hectares.
That makes Haiti's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Switzerland ahead.
Haiti ranks 126th and Switzerland ranks 128th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 36.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 hectares | 804,976 hectares | 804,976 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1100s | 0 hectares | 1.35 million hectares | 1.35 million hectares | Switzerland |
| 1200s | 0 hectares | 1.35 million hectares | 1.35 million hectares | Switzerland |
| 1300s | 0 hectares | 1.62 million hectares | 1.62 million hectares | Switzerland |
| 1400s | 0 hectares | 1.38 million hectares | 1.38 million hectares | Switzerland |
| 1500s | 138,718 hectares | 1.36 million hectares | 1.22 million hectares | Switzerland |
| 1600s | 29,379 hectares | 1.40 million hectares | 1.37 million hectares | Switzerland |
| 1700s | 35,331 hectares | 1.70 million hectares | 1.66 million hectares | Switzerland |
| 1710s | 43,947 hectares | 1.62 million hectares | 1.58 million hectares | Switzerland |
| 1720s | 54,651 hectares | 1.54 million hectares | 1.49 million hectares | Switzerland |
| 1730s | 67,945 hectares | 1.46 million hectares | 1.39 million hectares | Switzerland |
| 1740s | 84,450 hectares | 1.36 million hectares | 1.28 million hectares | Switzerland |
| 1750s | 104,932 hectares | 1.26 million hectares | 1.16 million hectares | Switzerland |
| 1760s | 130,341 hectares | 1.25 million hectares | 1.12 million hectares | Switzerland |
| 1770s | 161,846 hectares | 1.23 million hectares | 1.07 million hectares | Switzerland |
| 1780s | 200,891 hectares | 1.22 million hectares | 1.01 million hectares | Switzerland |
| 1790s | 249,253 hectares | 1.19 million hectares | 945,587 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1800s | 309,121 hectares | 1.17 million hectares | 862,909 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1810s | 384,206 hectares | 1.17 million hectares | 781,824 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1820s | 477,290 hectares | 1.26 million hectares | 778,760 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1830s | 535,783 hectares | 1.32 million hectares | 780,027 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1840s | 569,840 hectares | 1.37 million hectares | 799,030 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1850s | 605,645 hectares | 1.42 million hectares | 812,065 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 651,166 hectares | 1.43 million hectares | 776,964 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 691,444 hectares | 1.46 million hectares | 764,386 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 708,654 hectares | 1.47 million hectares | 765,766 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 766,725 hectares | 1.46 million hectares | 689,935 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 826,845 hectares | 1.56 million hectares | 736,745 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 912,929 hectares | 1.68 million hectares | 764,991 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 1.02 million hectares | 1.64 million hectares | 623,090 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 1.13 million hectares | 1.62 million hectares | 480,660 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 1.26 million hectares | 1.58 million hectares | 325,180 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 1.52 million hectares | 1.65 million hectares | 131,447 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 1.68 million hectares | 1.71 million hectares | 30,075 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 1.61 million hectares | 1.65 million hectares | 42,673 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 1.60 million hectares | 1.63 million hectares | 32,273 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 1.62 million hectares | 1.59 million hectares | 33,105 hectares | Haiti |
| 2000s | 1.73 million hectares | 1.55 million hectares | 174,683 hectares | Haiti |
| 2010s | 2.01 million hectares | 1.52 million hectares | 488,631 hectares | Haiti |
| 2020s | 1.73 million hectares | 1.49 million hectares | 239,408 hectares | Haiti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Haiti or Switzerland?
- Haiti, at 1.64 million hectares against 1.49 million hectares in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Haiti and Switzerland?
- 148,420 hectares, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Switzerland?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Haiti and Switzerland rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Haiti ranks 126th 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.