Iceland vs Switzerland: Grassland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre

Iceland
0.3736 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
0.4073 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Iceland rank
16th
Switzerland rank
14th

Grassland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Iceland
  • Switzerland
00.10.20.30.4199020062023

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.4073 ha per square kilometre against 0.3736 ha per square kilometre in Iceland, a difference of 0.0337 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 16th and Switzerland ranks 14th of 189 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Switzerland Difference Ahead
1990s 0.373 ha per square kilometre 0.3952 ha per square kilometre 0.0222 ha per square kilometre Switzerland
2000s 0.373 ha per square kilometre 0.4062 ha per square kilometre 0.0333 ha per square kilometre Switzerland
2010s 0.3728 ha per square kilometre 0.4136 ha per square kilometre 0.0408 ha per square kilometre Switzerland
2020s 0.3736 ha per square kilometre 0.4073 ha per square kilometre 0.0337 ha per square kilometre Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre, Iceland or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.4073 ha per square kilometre against 0.3736 ha per square kilometre in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre between Iceland and Switzerland?
0.0337 ha per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Switzerland?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Switzerland rank globally for grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre?
Iceland ranks 16th and Switzerland ranks 14th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Grassland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Grassland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 6,347 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Grassland organic soils — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.