Land area in Switzerland
Switzerland: Land area was 3,951 ha th in 2025. β¬ Flat
Latest (2025)
3,951 ha th
World rank
124th
of 219 countries
All-time high
3,953 ha th
in 1990
All-time low
3,951 ha th
in 2020
Years of data
6
1990β2025
Land area in Switzerland, 1990β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 3,951 ha th for land area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in Switzerland peaked at 3,953 ha th in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3,951 ha th, in 2020.
That places Switzerland 124th out of 219 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,953 ha th | 3,953 ha th | 3,953 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 3,952 ha th | 3,952 ha th | 3,952 ha th | 1 |
| 2010s | 3,951 ha th | 3,951 ha th | 3,951 ha th | 2 |
| 2020s | 3,951 ha th | 3,951 ha th | 3,951 ha th | 2 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More development goals data for Switzerland
- Red List Index 0.9576 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.1227 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 18,410 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 28 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 32 (2025)
- Infant deaths 285 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in Switzerland?
- Land area in Switzerland was 3,951 ha th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest land area recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 3,953 ha th in 1990.
- What is the lowest land area recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,951 ha th in 2020.
- How does Switzerland rank for land area?
- Switzerland ranks 124th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is land area rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Land area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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