Agricultural land in Switzerland
Agricultural land made up 37.7% of the land area of Switzerland in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1961.
Switzerland, 2024
37.7%
Change from 2023
−0.1percentage points
World, 2023
36.9%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
40.1%
Position in 2024
104th of 208
Agricultural land in Switzerland over time
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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Switzerland | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37.7% | – |
| 2023 | 37.8% | 36.9% |
| 2022 | 37.9% | 37.0% |
| 2021 | 37.9% | 37.0% |
| 2020 | 38.0% | 36.9% |
| 2019 | 38.1% | 36.9% |
| 2018 | 38.2% | 36.9% |
| 2017 | 38.3% | 37.0% |
| 2016 | 38.3% | 36.8% |
| 2015 | 38.4% | 36.8% |
| 2014 | 38.5% | 37.0% |
| 2013 | 38.6% | 37.0% |
| 2012 | 38.7% | 37.0% |
| 2011 | 38.8% | 36.7% |
| 2010 | 38.8% | 36.5% |
| 2009 | 38.9% | 36.5% |
| 2008 | 39.0% | 36.5% |
| 2007 | 39.1% | 36.6% |
| 2006 | 39.2% | 36.6% |
| 2005 | 39.2% | 36.6% |
| 2004 | 39.3% | 36.6% |
| 2003 | 39.4% | 37.0% |
| 2002 | 39.5% | 37.1% |
| 2001 | 39.5% | 37.2% |
| 2000 | 39.6% | 37.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 37.8% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 38.5%, the figure has changed by −0.8 percentage points.
- Among the 208 countries with data for 2024, Switzerland has the 104th highest value.
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32.0%
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Cereal yield
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Area under organic farming
18.3%d (Definition differs)
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Cost of a healthy diet
Int$3.22e (Estimate) per person per day
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Healthy diet unaffordable
1.1%e (Estimate)
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Pesticide use
4.94e (Estimate) kg/ha
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