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Switzerland: Arable land (% of land area)

10.08percent · 2024-0.3% since 2014

Arable land 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 (percent)Note
202410.083
202310.034
202210.038
202110.009
202010.12
201910.094
201810.077
201710.078
201610.091
201510.083
201410.11
201310.197
201210.2
201110.201
201010.218
200910.255
200810.262
200710.272
200610.278
200510.259
200410.268
200310.28
200210.313
200110.343
200010.324
199910.37
199810.442
199710.496
199610.633
199510.679
199410.605
199310.368
199210.273
199110.31
199010.197
198910.337
198810.176
198710.086
198610.223
198510.232
198410.179
19839.98
19829.84
19819.731
19809.629
19799.536
19789.495
19779.358
19769.348
19759.333
19749.244
19739.178
19729.183
19719.029
19709.004
19699.107
19689.1
19679.193
19669.386
19659.555
19649.71
19639.813
196210.061
196110.021

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Arable land (% of land area). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-arable-land-zs (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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