Agricultural land use, per capita in Switzerland
Switzerland: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.168 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per capita in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land use, per capita in Switzerland stood at 0.168 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per capita in Switzerland peaked at 0.3195 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.168 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Switzerland 148th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per capita in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3195 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.311 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.3019 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.2954 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.2905 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2865 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.2819 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2779 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.275 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2708 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.268 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2656 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.2622 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2598 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.2593 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.2606 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.2613 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.2619 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.2635 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2616 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2595 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2572 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2554 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2537 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.2518 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2498 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.2475 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.245 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2423 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.239 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2354 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2322 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2294 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2269 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2247 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2232 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2222 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2211 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2196 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.218 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2162 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2141 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2121 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2102 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2085 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2068 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2045 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2015 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1986 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1961 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1935 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1911 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1885 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1858 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1833 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1809 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1789 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1772 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1756 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1739 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1723 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1705 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.168 hectares per person | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2933 hectares per person | 0.275 hectares per person | 0.3195 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2633 hectares per person | 0.2593 hectares per person | 0.2708 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2524 hectares per person | 0.2423 hectares per person | 0.2616 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2274 hectares per person | 0.2196 hectares per person | 0.239 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.209 hectares per person | 0.1986 hectares per person | 0.218 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1851 hectares per person | 0.1756 hectares per person | 0.1961 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1712 hectares per person | 0.168 hectares per person | 0.1739 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 145 Marshall Islands 0.1803 hectares per person compare
- 146 British Virgin Islands 0.1796 hectares per person compare
- 147 Norway 0.1779 hectares per person compare
- 149 Burundi 0.1574 hectares per person compare
- 150 Comoros 0.1564 hectares per person compare
- 151 Haiti 0.1542 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Switzerland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 739.83 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.8806 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1427 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use, per capita in Switzerland?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in Switzerland was 0.168 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3195 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.168 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Switzerland rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 148th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, per capita rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.