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

New Zealand
0.4452 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
0.4073 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
13th
Switzerland rank
14th

Grassland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • New Zealand
  • Switzerland
00.10.20.30.4199020062023

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.4452 ha per square kilometre against 0.4073 ha per square kilometre in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0379 ha per square kilometre.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.

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

New Zealand ranks 13th and Switzerland ranks 14th of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Switzerland Difference Ahead
1990s 0.4434 ha per square kilometre 0.3952 ha per square kilometre 0.0481 ha per square kilometre New Zealand
2000s 0.4465 ha per square kilometre 0.4062 ha per square kilometre 0.0402 ha per square kilometre New Zealand
2010s 0.4475 ha per square kilometre 0.4136 ha per square kilometre 0.0338 ha per square kilometre New Zealand
2020s 0.4452 ha per square kilometre 0.4073 ha per square kilometre 0.0379 ha per square kilometre New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre, New Zealand or Switzerland?
New Zealand, at 0.4452 ha per square kilometre against 0.4073 ha per square kilometre in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre between New Zealand and Switzerland?
0.0379 ha per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Switzerland?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Switzerland rank globally for grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre?
New Zealand ranks 13th 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.