Italy vs Switzerland: Agricultural land use per person
Italy
0.209 hectares per person
in 2025
Switzerland
0.1789 hectares per person
in 2025
Italy rank
134th
Switzerland rank
137th
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Italy
- Switzerland
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.209 hectares per person against 0.1789 hectares per person in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0301 hectares per person.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Switzerland ahead.
Italy ranks 134th and Switzerland ranks 137th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 28 and Switzerland in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.23 hectares per person | 2.68 hectares per person | 1.45 hectares per person | Switzerland |
| 1100s | 1.2 hectares per person | 3.37 hectares per person | 2.17 hectares per person | Switzerland |
| 1200s | 1.17 hectares per person | 2.7 hectares per person | 1.53 hectares per person | Switzerland |
| 1300s | 1.14 hectares per person | 2.02 hectares per person | 0.8787 hectares per person | Switzerland |
| 1400s | 1.11 hectares per person | 2.31 hectares per person | 1.19 hectares per person | Switzerland |
| 1500s | 1.08 hectares per person | 1.7 hectares per person | 0.6172 hectares per person | Switzerland |
| 1600s | 1.05 hectares per person | 1.4 hectares per person | 0.3526 hectares per person | Switzerland |
| 1700s | 1.01 hectares per person | 1.36 hectares per person | 0.3446 hectares per person | Switzerland |
| 1710s | 0.9925 hectares per person | 1.26 hectares per person | 0.2697 hectares per person | Switzerland |
| 1720s | 0.9721 hectares per person | 1.17 hectares per person | 0.1944 hectares per person | Switzerland |
| 1730s | 0.9521 hectares per person | 1.07 hectares per person | 0.1187 hectares per person | Switzerland |
| 1740s | 0.9324 hectares per person | 0.975 hectares per person | 0.0426 hectares per person | Switzerland |
| 1750s | 0.9131 hectares per person | 0.8792 hectares per person | 0.0339 hectares per person | Italy |
| 1760s | 0.8942 hectares per person | 0.845 hectares per person | 0.0492 hectares per person | Italy |
| 1770s | 0.8756 hectares per person | 0.8108 hectares per person | 0.0648 hectares per person | Italy |
| 1780s | 0.8573 hectares per person | 0.7765 hectares per person | 0.0808 hectares per person | Italy |
| 1790s | 0.8392 hectares per person | 0.7422 hectares per person | 0.097 hectares per person | Italy |
| 1800s | 0.8215 hectares per person | 0.7078 hectares per person | 0.1136 hectares per person | Italy |
| 1810s | 0.804 hectares per person | 0.6847 hectares per person | 0.1192 hectares per person | Italy |
| 1820s | 0.7867 hectares per person | 0.6615 hectares per person | 0.1251 hectares per person | Italy |
| 1830s | 0.7696 hectares per person | 0.6389 hectares per person | 0.1306 hectares per person | Italy |
| 1840s | 0.7526 hectares per person | 0.6161 hectares per person | 0.1366 hectares per person | Italy |
| 1850s | 0.7358 hectares per person | 0.5927 hectares per person | 0.1431 hectares per person | Italy |
| 1860s | 0.7191 hectares per person | 0.5689 hectares per person | 0.1502 hectares per person | Italy |
| 1870s | 0.7024 hectares per person | 0.5453 hectares per person | 0.1571 hectares per person | Italy |
| 1880s | 0.6856 hectares per person | 0.5207 hectares per person | 0.165 hectares per person | Italy |
| 1890s | 0.6687 hectares per person | 0.4969 hectares per person | 0.1718 hectares per person | Italy |
| 1900s | 0.6526 hectares per person | 0.4716 hectares per person | 0.181 hectares per person | Italy |
| 1910s | 0.6174 hectares per person | 0.447 hectares per person | 0.1703 hectares per person | Italy |
| 1920s | 0.5672 hectares per person | 0.4223 hectares per person | 0.1449 hectares per person | Italy |
| 1930s | 0.5345 hectares per person | 0.3972 hectares per person | 0.1374 hectares per person | Italy |
| 1940s | 0.5 hectares per person | 0.3725 hectares per person | 0.1275 hectares per person | Italy |
| 1950s | 0.4451 hectares per person | 0.3351 hectares per person | 0.1099 hectares per person | Italy |
| 1960s | 0.3975 hectares per person | 0.2981 hectares per person | 0.0994 hectares per person | Italy |
| 1970s | 0.3235 hectares per person | 0.2629 hectares per person | 0.0605 hectares per person | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.3022 hectares per person | 0.253 hectares per person | 0.0493 hectares per person | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.2758 hectares per person | 0.2285 hectares per person | 0.0473 hectares per person | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.2523 hectares per person | 0.2101 hectares per person | 0.0423 hectares per person | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.2199 hectares per person | 0.1934 hectares per person | 0.0265 hectares per person | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.2065 hectares per person | 0.1822 hectares per person | 0.0243 hectares per person | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Italy or Switzerland?
- Italy, at 0.209 hectares per person against 0.1789 hectares per person in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Italy and Switzerland?
- 0.0301 hectares per person, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Switzerland?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Switzerland rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Italy ranks 134th and Switzerland ranks 137th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.