What is land area in Switzerland?

Land area in Switzerland was 39,510 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Switzerland?

The highest recorded value was 39,530 sq. km in 1995.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Switzerland?

The lowest recorded value was 39,510 sq. km in 2016.

How does Switzerland rank for land area?

Switzerland ranks 132nd out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

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 FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Switzerland

Name: Land area in Switzerland
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Switzerland: Land area was 39,510 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

39,510 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

132nd

of 216 countries

All-time high

39,530 sq. km

in 1995

All-time low

39,510 sq. km

in 2016

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Switzerland, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area in Switzerland is 39,510 sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Switzerland peaked at 39,530 sq. km in 1995 and was at its lowest, 39,510 sq. km, in 2016.

Switzerland ranks 132nd of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	39,528 sq. km	39,528 sq. km	39,528 sq. km	9
1970s	39,528 sq. km	39,528 sq. km	39,529 sq. km	10
1980s	39,529 sq. km	39,529 sq. km	39,529 sq. km	10
1990s	39,528 sq. km	39,525 sq. km	39,530 sq. km	10
2000s	39,518 sq. km	39,514 sq. km	39,524 sq. km	10
2010s	39,511 sq. km	39,510 sq. km	39,513 sq. km	10
2020s	39,510 sq. km	39,510 sq. km	39,510 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Switzerland

129 Slovakia 48,080 sq. km compare
130 Estonia 42,730 sq. km compare
131 Denmark 40,000 sq. km compare
133 Bhutan 38,140 sq. km compare
134 Netherlands 33,670 sq. km compare
135 Moldova 32,930 sq. km compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Switzerland

Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Rural population 14.3% (2025)
Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
Rural population 1.30 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.6% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.73 billion current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 141,863 hectares (2023)
Cereal yield 5,706 kg per hectare (2023)
Cereal production 809,466 metric tons (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Switzerland?: Land area in Switzerland was 39,510 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Switzerland?: The highest recorded value was 39,530 sq. km in 1995.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Switzerland?: The lowest recorded value was 39,510 sq. km in 2016.
How does Switzerland rank for land area?: Switzerland ranks 132nd out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
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 FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.