Switzerland Arable Land 1961-2023

Arable land (in hectares) 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. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
  • Switzerland arable land for 2020 was 399,842, a 0.26% increase from 2019.
  • Switzerland arable land for 2019 was 398,794, a 0.16% increase from 2018.
  • Switzerland arable land for 2018 was 398,139, a 0.01% decline from 2017.
  • Switzerland arable land for 2017 was 398,184, a 0.13% decline from 2016.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Hectares
United States 157,736,800
Canada 38,235,000
Argentina 32,632,760
Australia 30,644,000
France 17,956,560
Germany 11,664,000
Spain 11,639,398
Poland 10,921,000
Italy 6,831,000
United Kingdom 5,978,502
Japan 4,104,000
Hungary 4,012,000
Saudi Arabia 3,430,417
Sweden 2,538,550
Czech Republic 2,484,154
Denmark 2,370,930
Lithuania 2,249,400
Finland 2,243,000
Greece 2,131,930
Uruguay 2,024,400
South Korea 1,352,000
Slovak Republic 1,346,000
Latvia 1,334,000
Austria 1,321,080
Chile 1,197,000
Netherlands 1,004,830
Portugal 951,534
Croatia 889,000
Belgium 864,877
Norway 804,497
Estonia 694,000
Panama 565,000
New Zealand 527,000
Ireland 444,000
Switzerland 399,842
Israel 380,000
Slovenia 181,030
Iceland 121,000
Cyprus 102,402
Oman 74,660
Luxembourg 62,130
Puerto Rico 50,200
UAE 49,000
Trinidad and Tobago 25,000
Isle of Man 23,500
Qatar 21,000
Malta 9,070
Bahamas 8,000
Kuwait 8,000
Barbados 7,000
New Caledonia 5,970
St. Kitts and Nevis 5,000
Antigua and Barbuda 4,000
Brunei 4,000
French Polynesia 2,500
Aruba 2,000
Hong Kong 2,000
San Marino 1,985
Bahrain 1,600
Liechtenstein 1,410
Guam 1,000
Turks and Caicos Islands 1,000
British Virgin Islands 1,000
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 900
Andorra 720
Singapore 560
Bermuda 300
Palau 300
Cayman Islands 200
Seychelles 150
Northern Mariana Islands 80
Faroe Islands 70
Switzerland Arable Land - Historical Data
Year Hectares Per Capita Percent
2020 399,842 0.05 10.12%
2019 398,794 0.05 10.09%
2018 398,139 0.05 10.08%
2017 398,184 0.05 10.08%
2016 398,695 0.05 10.09%
2015 398,399 0.05 10.08%
2014 399,442 0.05 10.11%
2013 402,902 0.05 10.20%
2012 403,800 0.05 10.22%
2011 403,900 0.05 10.22%
2010 404,500 0.05 10.24%
2009 406,000 0.05 10.27%
2008 406,300 0.05 10.28%
2007 406,600 0.05 10.29%
2006 407,000 0.05 10.30%
2005 406,200 0.05 10.28%
2004 406,500 0.06 10.29%
2003 406,900 0.06 10.30%
2002 408,300 0.06 10.33%
2001 409,400 0.06 10.36%
2000 408,800 0.06 10.34%
1999 410,600 0.06 10.39%
1998 413,300 0.06 10.46%
1997 415,500 0.06 10.51%
1996 420,900 0.06 10.65%
1995 422,200 0.06 10.68%
1994 419,200 0.06 10.60%
1993 409,900 0.06 10.37%
1992 406,100 0.06 10.27%
1991 407,500 0.06 10.31%
1990 403,700 0.06 10.21%
1989 408,600 0.06 10.34%
1988 402,200 0.06 10.17%
1987 398,700 0.06 10.09%
1986 404,100 0.06 10.22%
1985 405,000 0.06 10.25%
1984 402,400 0.06 10.18%
1983 394,500 0.06 9.98%
1982 388,900 0.06 9.84%
1981 384,600 0.06 9.73%
1980 381,100 0.06 9.64%
1979 376,900 0.06 9.54%
1978 375,300 0.06 9.49%
1977 369,900 0.06 9.36%
1976 369,500 0.06 9.35%
1975 368,900 0.06 9.33%
1974 365,400 0.06 9.24%
1973 362,800 0.06 9.18%
1972 363,000 0.06 9.18%
1971 356,900 0.06 9.03%
1970 355,900 0.06 9.00%
1969 360,000 0.06 9.11%
1968 359,700 0.06 9.10%
1967 363,400 0.06 9.19%
1966 371,000 0.06 9.39%
1965 377,700 0.06 9.56%
1964 383,800 0.07 9.71%
1963 387,900 0.07 9.81%
1962 397,700 0.07 10.06%
1961 396,100 0.07 10.02%