Norway vs Switzerland: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Norway
1.59
in 2023
Switzerland
1.34
in 2023
Norway rank
12th
Switzerland rank
14th
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops over time
- Norway
- Switzerland
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1.59 against 1.34 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.25.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.
Norway ranks 12th and Switzerland ranks 14th of 163 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 6 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.09 | 0.9421 | 0.1484 | Norway |
| 1970s | 1.06 | 0.9592 | 0.1053 | Norway |
| 1980s | 1.06 | 0.9593 | 0.0986 | Norway |
| 1990s | 1.32 | 1.06 | 0.2623 | Norway |
| 2000s | 1.31 | 1.17 | 0.1388 | Norway |
| 2010s | 1.32 | 1.2 | 0.1203 | Norway |
| 2020s | 1.28 | 1.29 | 0.0088 | Switzerland |
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, Norway or Switzerland?
- Norway, at 1.59 against 1.34 in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Norway and Switzerland?
- 0.25, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Switzerland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Norway and Switzerland rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Norway ranks 12th 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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About this data
Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).