Switzerland - Permanent meadows and pastures

1,079 (thousand hectares) in 2021

In 2021, permanent meadows and pastures for Switzerland was 1,079 thousand hectares. Between 1972 and 2021, permanent meadows and pastures of Switzerland was declining at a moderating rate to shrink from 1,283 thousand hectares in 1972 to 1,077 thousand hectares in 2021.

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What is permanent meadows and pastures?

Permanent meadows and pastures is the land used permanently (five years or more) to grow herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).

What is Switzerland permanent meadows and pastures?


See also

Permanent crops