French Polynesia vs Switzerland: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops

French Polynesia
1.6
in 2023
Switzerland
1.34
in 2023
French Polynesia rank
11th
Switzerland rank
14th

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops over time

  • French Polynesia
  • Switzerland
11.522.5196119922023

How they compare

French Polynesia currently reports 1.6 against 1.34 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.26.

That makes French Polynesia's figure about 1.2 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.

French Polynesia ranks 11th and Switzerland ranks 14th of 163 countries.

French Polynesia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade French Polynesia Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.9978 0.9421 0.0557 French Polynesia
1970s 1.19 0.9592 0.2281 French Polynesia
1980s 1.33 0.9593 0.3674 French Polynesia
1990s 1.76 1.06 0.7065 French Polynesia
2000s 1.68 1.17 0.5166 French Polynesia
2010s 1.7 1.2 0.5043 French Polynesia
2020s 1.71 1.29 0.4147 French Polynesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops, French Polynesia or Switzerland?
French Polynesia, at 1.6 against 1.34 in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between French Polynesia and Switzerland?
0.26, with French Polynesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Switzerland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do French Polynesia and Switzerland rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
French Polynesia ranks 11th and Switzerland ranks 14th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).