Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Switzerland
Switzerland: Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.4295 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Switzerland stood at 0.4295 ha per square kilometre.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Switzerland peaked at 0.4478 ha per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2647 ha per square kilometre, in 1986.
That places Switzerland 69th out of 169 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.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3775 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3008 ha per square kilometre | -20.3% |
| 1963 | 0.3285 ha per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1964 | 0.3093 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1965 | 0.2797 ha per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1966 | 0.3291 ha per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1967 | 0.3227 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3008 ha per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1969 | 0.2951 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.288 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.3076 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1972 | 0.279 ha per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2868 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.2922 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.2754 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1976 | 0.2916 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 0.3026 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 0.3484 ha per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2764 ha per square kilometre | -20.7% |
| 1980 | 0.291 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 0.3491 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1982 | 0.338 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3098 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3396 ha per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1985 | 0.3382 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2647 ha per square kilometre | -21.7% |
| 1987 | 0.2694 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.3021 ha per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2862 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2725 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3248 ha per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3322 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.323 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3249 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.3367 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.329 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.329 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3134 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3327 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3427 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3371 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3587 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3396 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3422 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3515 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3343 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3555 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3896 ha per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3744 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3777 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3949 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3787 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3844 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3993 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4068 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4037 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4194 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4248 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4174 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4478 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4204 ha per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4301 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4295 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3159 ha per square kilometre | 0.2797 ha per square kilometre | 0.3775 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2948 ha per square kilometre | 0.2754 ha per square kilometre | 0.3484 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3088 ha per square kilometre | 0.2647 ha per square kilometre | 0.3491 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3218 ha per square kilometre | 0.2725 ha per square kilometre | 0.3367 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3525 ha per square kilometre | 0.3343 ha per square kilometre | 0.3896 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4007 ha per square kilometre | 0.3777 ha per square kilometre | 0.4248 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4319 ha per square kilometre | 0.4204 ha per square kilometre | 0.4478 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Switzerland?
- Vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Switzerland was 0.4295 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4478 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2647 ha per square kilometre in 1986.
- How does Switzerland rank for vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Switzerland ranks 69th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. 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 Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Vegetables 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.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Vegetables 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
Vegetables 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.