Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Switzerland
Switzerland: Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0563 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre in Switzerland is 0.0563 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre in Switzerland peaked at 0.0586 ha per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0106 ha per square kilometre, in 1965.
Switzerland ranks 15th of 117 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0273 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.022 ha per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0186 ha per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0159 ha per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0106 ha per square kilometre | -33.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0132 ha per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0119 ha per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0126 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0139 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0157 ha per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0164 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0152 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0152 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0266 ha per square kilometre | +75.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0278 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0278 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0329 ha per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0291 ha per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0253 ha per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0261 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0328 ha per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0327 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0283 ha per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0317 ha per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0286 ha per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0306 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0348 ha per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0342 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0337 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0344 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0338 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0326 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0344 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0347 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0382 ha per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0321 ha per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0331 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0345 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 0.035 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0342 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0362 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0366 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0368 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0397 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0382 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0364 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0367 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0431 ha per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0426 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0426 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0466 ha per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0428 ha per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 0.043 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0483 ha per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0496 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0502 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0534 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0534 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0554 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0558 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0541 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0586 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0563 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.0563 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0094 ha per square kilometre, 6.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.0563 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0159 ha per square kilometre, 3.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Switzerland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +75.0% | 0.0152 ha per square kilometre | 0.0266 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0162 ha per square kilometre | 0.0106 ha per square kilometre | 0.0273 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0232 ha per square kilometre | 0.0152 ha per square kilometre | 0.0329 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0313 ha per square kilometre | 0.0261 ha per square kilometre | 0.0348 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0343 ha per square kilometre | 0.0321 ha per square kilometre | 0.0382 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0381 ha per square kilometre | 0.0342 ha per square kilometre | 0.0431 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0485 ha per square kilometre | 0.0426 ha per square kilometre | 0.0554 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0562 ha per square kilometre | 0.0541 ha per square kilometre | 0.0586 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 12 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0692 ha per square kilometre compare
- 13 Tajikistan 0.0614 ha per square kilometre compare
- 14 Sri Lanka 0.0567 ha per square kilometre compare
- 16 Denmark 0.0527 ha per square kilometre compare
- 17 Dominican Republic 0.05 ha per square kilometre compare
- 18 Poland 0.049 ha per square kilometre 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 carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre in Switzerland?
- Carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre in Switzerland was 0.0563 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0586 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0106 ha per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Switzerland rank for carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Switzerland ranks 15th out of 117 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Carrots and turnips — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.