Cropland organic soils — Area in Switzerland
Switzerland: Cropland organic soils — Area was 15,943 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland organic soils — Area in Switzerland, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 15,943 ha for cropland organic soils — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland organic soils — area in Switzerland peaked at 21,421 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 15,943 ha, in 2022.
Switzerland ranks 52nd of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Cropland organic soils — Area in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21,421 ha | — |
| 1991 | 21,421 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 21,421 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 21,052 ha | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 20,597 ha | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 20,417 ha | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 20,256 ha | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 20,155 ha | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 20,189 ha | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 20,154 ha | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 20,107 ha | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 18,700 ha | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 17,594 ha | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 16,771 ha | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 16,372 ha | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 16,420 ha | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 16,413 ha | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 16,416 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 16,367 ha | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 16,367 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 16,375 ha | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 16,424 ha | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 16,424 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 16,424 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 16,426 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16,426 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16,442 ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 16,431 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 16,343 ha | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 16,063 ha | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 16,063 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 16,030 ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 15,943 ha | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 15,943 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15,943 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20,708 ha | 20,154 ha | 21,421 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,153 ha | 16,367 ha | 20,107 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,378 ha | 16,063 ha | 16,442 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,984 ha | 15,943 ha | 16,063 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More climate change data for Switzerland
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,192 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,816 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 171.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 476.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 472.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1438 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland organic soils — area in Switzerland?
- Cropland organic soils — area in Switzerland was 15,943 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland organic soils — area recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 21,421 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest cropland organic soils — area recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,943 ha in 2022.
- How does Switzerland rank for cropland organic soils — area?
- Switzerland ranks 52nd out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland organic soils — area rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.