Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Switzerland
Switzerland: Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0029 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.0029 ha per square kilometre for cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 19.0% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre in Switzerland peaked at 0.0036 ha per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 ha per square kilometre, in 1974.
That places Switzerland 77th out of 117 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1971 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1972 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1977 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | +177.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1997 | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | +43.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | -29.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0032 ha per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | -19.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.0029 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0034 ha per square kilometre, 85% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.0029 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0068 ha per square kilometre, 43% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cucumbers and gherkins — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +177.8% | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 74 France 0.0032 ha per square kilometre compare
- 75 Turkmenistan 0.0031 ha per square kilometre compare
- 76 Belgium 0.003 ha per square kilometre compare
- 78 Ecuador 0.0024 ha per square kilometre compare
- 79 Peru 0.0023 ha per square kilometre compare
- 80 Portugal 0.0022 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 cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre in Switzerland?
- Cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre in Switzerland was 0.0029 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0036 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 ha per square kilometre in 1974.
- How does Switzerland rank for cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Switzerland ranks 77th out of 117 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. 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 Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cucumbers and gherkins — 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.
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cucumbers and gherkins — 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
Cucumbers and gherkins — 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.