Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Switzerland
Switzerland: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0017 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Switzerland, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Switzerland is 0.0017 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Switzerland peaked at 0.0043 ha per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 ha per person, in 1961.
Switzerland ranks 107th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0003 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0005 ha per person | +55.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0005 ha per person | -9.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0007 ha per person | +46.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0007 ha per person | +10.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0007 ha per person | -10.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0006 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0007 ha per person | +15.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0011 ha per person | +54.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0015 ha per person | +33.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0022 ha per person | +46.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0032 ha per person | +44.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0031 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0035 ha per person | +12.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0034 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0029 ha per person | -13.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0027 ha per person | -7.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0025 ha per person | -9.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0028 ha per person | +14.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0022 ha per person | -21.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0029 ha per person | +30.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0032 ha per person | +9.0% |
| 1983 | 0.003 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0028 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0033 ha per person | +20.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0034 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.003 ha per person | -12.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0039 ha per person | +30.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0043 ha per person | +9.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0041 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 0.004 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0033 ha per person | -18.9% |
| 1993 | 0.003 ha per person | -7.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0041 ha per person | +34.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0037 ha per person | -9.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0032 ha per person | -12.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0029 ha per person | -11.9% |
| 1998 | 0.003 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.003 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0031 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0034 ha per person | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0028 ha per person | -16.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0029 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0025 ha per person | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0028 ha per person | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0024 ha per person | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0023 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0023 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0022 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0022 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.002 ha per person | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 0.002 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0019 ha per person | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0019 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0015 ha per person | -20.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0017 ha per person | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0018 ha per person | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0016 ha per person | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0019 ha per person | +15.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0023 ha per person | +23.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0014 ha per person | -37.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0014 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0018 ha per person | +22.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0017 ha per person | -1.1% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.0017 ha per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0026 ha per person, 66% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.0017 ha per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.008 ha per person, 22% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0028 ha per person | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0035 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0032 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.0043 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0034 ha per person | 0.0029 ha per person | 0.0041 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0027 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.0034 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.0023 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 104 New Caledonia 0.002 ha per person compare
- 105 Uzbekistan 0.002 ha per person compare
- 106 Sierra Leone 0.0019 ha per person compare
- 108 Dominica 0.0017 ha per person compare
- 109 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0017 ha per person compare
- 110 Montenegro 0.0015 ha 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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Switzerland?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Switzerland was 0.0017 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0043 ha per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 ha per person in 1961.
- How does Switzerland rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 107th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. 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 Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.