Breakdown of habitable land area in Switzerland
Switzerland: Breakdown of habitable land area was 133,910 hectares in 2019. ▬ Flat
Breakdown of habitable land area in Switzerland, 2015–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2019, breakdown of habitable land area in Switzerland stood at 133,910 hectares. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over five years.
That places Switzerland 83rd out of 235 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Breakdown of habitable land area in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 133,230 hectares | — |
| 2016 | 133,690 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 133,740 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 133,780 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 133,910 hectares | +0.1% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 133,910 hectares is above the median for high income countries, which is 21,280 hectares, 6.3× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 133,910 hectares is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 110,340 hectares, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More reference data data for Switzerland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5507 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2683 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.272 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is breakdown of habitable land area in Switzerland?
- Breakdown of habitable land area in Switzerland was 133,910 hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 133,910 hectares in 2019.
- What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 133,230 hectares in 2015.
- How does Switzerland rank for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Switzerland ranks 83rd out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.