In European comparison, Switzerland’s per capita agricultural area is small
Switzerland, like the Netherlands, is among the European countries that have a small utilised agricultural area per person. The share of the utilised agricultural area that is organically farmed, however, is twice the European average. Austria is the leader in organic farming.
In 2018, the United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland and Austria imported more food than they exported in terms of value. The Netherlands and Spain, in contrast, stand out as export countries in terms of food.