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Switzerland: Arable land (hectares)

398,375hectares · 2024-0.3% since 2014

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. Annual figures for Switzerland from 1961 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (hectares)Note
2024398,374.9
2023396,420.9
2022396,598.8
2021395,464.6
2020399,841.5
2019398,794.4
2018398,138.9
2017398,184
2016398,695.3
2015398,398.8
2014399,441.7
2013402,901.7
2012403,017.7
2011403,051.3
2010403,749.4
2009405,213.9
2008405,489.1
2007405,879.5
2006406,158.8
2005405,412.3
2004405,776.3
2003406,267
2002407,594.9
2001408,765.3
2000408,038.5
1999409,881.6
1998412,749.1
1997414,858.4
1996420,296.7
1995422,150.1
1994419,192.9
1993409,860.6
1992406,086.9
1991407,547.9
1990403,090
1989408,608.1
1988402,242.3
1987398,705.6
1986404,093
1985404,440.8
1984402,358.8
1983394,504.2
1982388,945.7
1981384,642.4
1980380,637
1979376,937.3
1978375,300
1977369,900
1976369,500
1975368,900
1974365,400
1973362,800
1972363,000
1971356,900
1970355,900
1969360,000
1968359,700
1967363,400
1966371,000
1965377,700
1964383,800
1963387,900
1962397,700
1961396,100

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Arable land (hectares). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-arable-land (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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