Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Switzerland
Switzerland: Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.4151 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.4151 ha per square kilometre for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Switzerland peaked at 0.5325 ha per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.123 ha per square kilometre, in 1962.
Switzerland ranks 37th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1278 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.123 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1747 ha per square kilometre | +42.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1915 ha per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1965 | 0.2118 ha per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1966 | 0.2134 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.2194 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.2272 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 0.2269 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2287 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.2257 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2489 ha per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2509 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.2635 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 0.288 ha per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1976 | 0.2858 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.302 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 0.3312 ha per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1979 | 0.3463 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 0.338 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.3646 ha per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 0.3781 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.3827 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.3835 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3778 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.3496 ha per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1987 | 0.3792 ha per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1988 | 0.3711 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3666 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3658 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3613 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3588 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3562 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.3486 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3382 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4059 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4232 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4219 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4415 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.4485 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4493 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4599 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4438 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4712 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4618 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4742 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5228 ha per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 0.518 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.511 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4515 ha per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4904 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4862 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5035 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5325 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5001 ha per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4833 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4843 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4702 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4443 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4455 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4097 ha per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4012 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4151 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1906 ha per square kilometre | 0.123 ha per square kilometre | 0.2272 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2771 ha per square kilometre | 0.2257 ha per square kilometre | 0.3463 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3691 ha per square kilometre | 0.338 ha per square kilometre | 0.3835 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3821 ha per square kilometre | 0.3382 ha per square kilometre | 0.4415 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.476 ha per square kilometre | 0.4438 ha per square kilometre | 0.5228 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4846 ha per square kilometre | 0.4443 ha per square kilometre | 0.5325 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4179 ha per square kilometre | 0.4012 ha per square kilometre | 0.4455 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Switzerland?
- Sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Switzerland was 0.4151 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5325 ha per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.123 ha per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Switzerland rank for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Switzerland ranks 37th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. 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 Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sugar Crops Primary — 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.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sugar Crops Primary — 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
Sugar Crops Primary — 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.