What is the highest cropland extent over the long-term, per capita recorded in Switzerland?

The highest recorded value was 0.0751 hectares per person in 1961.

What is the lowest cropland extent over the long-term, per capita recorded in Switzerland?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0462 hectares per person in 2025.

How does Switzerland rank for cropland extent over the long-term, per capita?

Switzerland ranks 161st out of 189 countries with data for 2025.

Is cropland extent over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Switzerland?

Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. 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 Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Switzerland

Name: Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Switzerland
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Switzerland: Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita was 0.0462 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.0462 hectares per person

Change on year

down 1.1%

World rank

161st

of 189 countries

All-time high

0.0751 hectares per person

in 1961

All-time low

0.0462 hectares per person

in 2025

Years of data

1960–2025

Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Switzerland, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.

Analysis

In 2025, cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Switzerland stood at 0.0462 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.

The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Switzerland peaked at 0.0751 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0462 hectares per person, in 2025.

That places Switzerland 161st out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.

Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Switzerland, 1960 to 2025.
Year	hectares per person	Change
1960	0.0739 hectares per person	—
1961	0.0751 hectares per person	+1.6%
1962	0.0736 hectares per person	-2.0%
1963	0.0704 hectares per person	-4.4%
1964	0.0685 hectares per person	-2.6%
1965	0.0671 hectares per person	-2.1%
1966	0.0653 hectares per person	-2.6%
1967	0.0633 hectares per person	-3.1%
1968	0.062 hectares per person	-2.1%
1969	0.0614 hectares per person	-0.9%
1970	0.0603 hectares per person	-1.9%
1971	0.0601 hectares per person	-0.3%
1972	0.0607 hectares per person	+1.0%
1973	0.0603 hectares per person	-0.7%
1974	0.0604 hectares per person	+0.2%
1975	0.0613 hectares per person	+1.4%
1976	0.0617 hectares per person	+0.8%
1977	0.062 hectares per person	+0.5%
1978	0.0629 hectares per person	+1.4%
1979	0.063 hectares per person	+0.2%
1980	0.0637 hectares per person	+1.1%
1981	0.064 hectares per person	+0.4%
1982	0.0643 hectares per person	+0.5%
1983	0.0649 hectares per person	+0.9%
1984	0.0659 hectares per person	+1.5%
1985	0.066 hectares per person	+0.3%
1986	0.0657 hectares per person	-0.6%
1987	0.0644 hectares per person	-1.9%
1988	0.0645 hectares per person	+0.1%
1989	0.065 hectares per person	+0.8%
1990	0.0635 hectares per person	-2.3%
1991	0.0633 hectares per person	-0.3%
1992	0.0624 hectares per person	-1.4%
1993	0.0624 hectares per person	-0.1%
1994	0.0633 hectares per person	+1.4%
1995	0.0633 hectares per person	+0.0%
1996	0.0627 hectares per person	-0.9%
1997	0.0617 hectares per person	-1.6%
1998	0.0613 hectares per person	-0.7%
1999	0.0606 hectares per person	-1.2%
2000	0.0601 hectares per person	-0.8%
2001	0.0598 hectares per person	-0.5%
2002	0.0592 hectares per person	-1.0%
2003	0.0585 hectares per person	-1.2%
2004	0.0581 hectares per person	-0.8%
2005	0.0577 hectares per person	-0.7%
2006	0.0574 hectares per person	-0.5%
2007	0.0569 hectares per person	-0.9%
2008	0.0561 hectares per person	-1.3%
2009	0.0554 hectares per person	-1.2%
2010	0.0547 hectares per person	-1.4%
2011	0.054 hectares per person	-1.2%
2012	0.0534 hectares per person	-1.0%
2013	0.0528 hectares per person	-1.1%
2014	0.0519 hectares per person	-1.8%
2015	0.0511 hectares per person	-1.5%
2016	0.0506 hectares per person	-1.0%
2017	0.0501 hectares per person	-1.1%
2018	0.0497 hectares per person	-0.7%
2019	0.0494 hectares per person	-0.6%
2020	0.0492 hectares per person	-0.4%
2021	0.0483 hectares per person	-1.8%
2022	0.048 hectares per person	-0.6%
2023	0.0474 hectares per person	-1.4%
2024	0.0467 hectares per person	-1.4%
2025	0.0462 hectares per person	-1.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0681 hectares per person	0.0614 hectares per person	0.0751 hectares per person	10
1970s	0.0613 hectares per person	0.0601 hectares per person	0.063 hectares per person	10
1980s	0.0648 hectares per person	0.0637 hectares per person	0.066 hectares per person	10
1990s	0.0625 hectares per person	0.0606 hectares per person	0.0635 hectares per person	10
2000s	0.0579 hectares per person	0.0554 hectares per person	0.0601 hectares per person	10
2010s	0.0518 hectares per person	0.0494 hectares per person	0.0547 hectares per person	10
2020s	0.0476 hectares per person	0.0462 hectares per person	0.0492 hectares per person	6

Countries ranked near Switzerland

158 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.05 hectares per person compare
159 Lebanon 0.0491 hectares per person compare
160 Israel 0.0465 hectares per person compare
162 Liechtenstein 0.042 hectares per person compare
163 Egypt 0.0355 hectares per person compare
164 Yemen 0.0348 hectares per person compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Switzerland

Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1556 % change on previous year (2025)
Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.206 % change on previous year (2025)
Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1636 hectares per person (2025)
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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Switzerland?: Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Switzerland was 0.0462 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cropland extent over the long-term, per capita recorded in Switzerland?: The highest recorded value was 0.0751 hectares per person in 1961.
What is the lowest cropland extent over the long-term, per capita recorded in Switzerland?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0462 hectares per person in 2025.
How does Switzerland rank for cropland extent over the long-term, per capita?: Switzerland ranks 161st out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
Is cropland extent over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Switzerland?: Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. 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 Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Cropland extent over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Cropland extent over the long-term ÷ Population, total

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Cropland extent over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita
Unit: hectares per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 189 places, 12,474 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 23 October 2026

Cropland extent over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.