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.
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% |