Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Share of land area used for arable agriculture was 10.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Liechtenstein, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
In 2023, share of land area used for arable agriculture in Liechtenstein stood at 10.8%. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area used for arable agriculture in Liechtenstein peaked at 25.0% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 2019.
Liechtenstein ranks 97th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 25.0% | — |
| 1962 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 24.4% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 21.1% | -13.6% |
| 2003 | 20.2% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 19.4% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 18.6% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 17.8% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 17.0% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 16.2% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 15.4% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 13.8% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 12.9% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 12.1% | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 10.8% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 25.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.5% | 15.4% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 10.8% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 10.8% | 10.8% | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Liechtenstein
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.5 % change on previous year (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.2% (2023)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.2% (2023)
- Rural population 85.4% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.4% (2025)
- Rural population 35,022 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.2% (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 13.13 million current US$ (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 329.6 current US$ per person (2023)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land area used for arable agriculture in Liechtenstein?
- Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Liechtenstein was 10.8% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area used for arable agriculture recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 1961.
- What is the lowest share of land area used for arable agriculture recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 2019.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for share of land area used for arable agriculture?
- Liechtenstein ranks 97th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land area used for arable agriculture rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liechtenstein data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area used for arable agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of land area used for arable agriculture, measured as a percentage of total land area. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow.