Drained organic soils — Area in Switzerland
Switzerland: Drained organic soils — Area was 32,037 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drained organic soils — Area in Switzerland, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 32,037 ha for drained organic soils — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area in Switzerland peaked at 37,081 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 32,037 ha, in 2022.
That places Switzerland 50th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Drained organic soils — Area in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37,081 ha | — |
| 1991 | 37,081 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 37,081 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 36,694 ha | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 36,179 ha | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 35,986 ha | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 35,824 ha | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 35,711 ha | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 35,790 ha | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 35,883 ha | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 35,973 ha | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 34,620 ha | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 33,489 ha | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 32,776 ha | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 32,509 ha | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 32,566 ha | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 32,548 ha | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 32,561 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 32,507 ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 32,516 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 32,570 ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 32,656 ha | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 32,656 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 32,734 ha | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 32,898 ha | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 32,898 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 32,899 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 32,896 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 32,853 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 32,148 ha | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 32,148 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 32,123 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 32,037 ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 32,037 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 32,037 ha | +0.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 32,037 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 647.64 ha, 49.5× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 32,037 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8,013 ha, 4.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36,331 ha | 35,711 ha | 37,081 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 33,206 ha | 32,507 ha | 35,973 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 32,721 ha | 32,148 ha | 32,899 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,077 ha | 32,037 ha | 32,148 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More climate change data for Switzerland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 72.47 million kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — area in Switzerland?
- Drained organic soils — area in Switzerland was 32,037 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — area recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 37,081 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,037 ha in 2022.
- How does Switzerland rank for drained organic soils — area?
- Switzerland ranks 50th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — area rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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 Drained organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.