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Ranking26 cantons · 39 citiesUpdated November 8, 2026

Cantons of Switzerland ranked by agriculture and forestry businesses per capita

How many agriculture and forestry businesses there are per 100,000 inhabitants — in all 26 cantons and in the cities with more than 20,000 inhabitants. On average 77.1 per 100,000 inhabitants, one listing per 1,297 inhabitants.

77.1
agriculture and forestry businesses per 100,000 inhabitants — Switzerland
one listing per 1,297 inhabitants
183.1
most — Obwalden
one listing per 546 inhabitants
9.8
fewest — Basel-Stadt
one listing per 10,208 inhabitants
9.1M
Inhabitants
FSO (BFS), permanent resident population on December 31, 2025
How we count. Listings — the active agriculture and forestry businesses in our database as of the data date. A listing belongs to a canton by its address (postal code). Population — FSO (BFS), permanent resident population on December 31, 2025; cities — GeoNames. Tourist and urban cantons rank higher: many companies relative to the resident population.

Cantons: agriculture and forestry businesses per 100,000 inhabitants

Agriculture and forestry businesses per 100,000 inhabitants and inhabitants per listing. Click a column to sort.

No. ↕Canton ↕Inhabitants ↕Agriculture ↕Per 100,000 inh. ↕Inhabitants per listing ↕
01 ObwaldenCentral Switzerland 39,879 73
183.1
546
02 Appenzell InnerrhodenEastern Switzerland 16,890 28
165.8
603
03 ThurgauEastern Switzerland 302,806 368
121.5
823
04 GrisonsEastern Switzerland 207,400 250
120.5
830
05 JuraEspace Mittelland 75,178 90
119.7
835
06 UriCentral Switzerland 38,581 45
116.6
857
07 LucerneCentral Switzerland 441,500 460
104.2
960
08 BernEspace Mittelland 1,076,127 1,113
103.4
967
09 FribourgEspace Mittelland 350,918 322
91.8
1,090
10 VaudLake Geneva region 863,650 770
89.2
1,122
11 SchaffhausenEastern Switzerland 90,087 80
88.8
1,126
12 SchwyzCentral Switzerland 170,072 150
88.2
1,134
13 GlarusEastern Switzerland 42,451 37
87.2
1,147
14 Appenzell AusserrhodenEastern Switzerland 57,221 47
82.1
1,217
15 St. GallenEastern Switzerland 544,040 436
80.1
1,248
16 ValaisLake Geneva region 376,113 295
78.4
1,275
17 AargauNorthwestern Switzerland 743,768 565
76.0
1,316
18 Basel-LandschaftNorthwestern Switzerland 303,872 228
75.0
1,333
19 ZugCentral Switzerland 135,018 100
74.1
1,350
20 NidwaldenCentral Switzerland 45,664 33
72.3
1,384
21 SolothurnEspace Mittelland 291,583 210
72.0
1,388
22 TicinoTicino region 359,783 259
72.0
1,389
23 NeuchâtelEspace Mittelland 180,365 121
67.1
1,491
24 ZurichZurich region 1,632,918 790
48.4
2,067
25 GenevaLake Geneva region 537,084 148
27.6
3,629
26 Basel-StadtNorthwestern Switzerland 204,157 20
9.8
10,208
Average of Switzerland — 77.1 per 100,000 inhabitants7,038 agriculture and forestry businesses · 9,127,125 inhabitants

Cities with more than 20,000 inhabitants

Agriculture and forestry businesses per 100,000 inhabitants in the larger cities. Population of the cities — GeoNames.

No. ↕City ↕Inhabitants ↕Agriculture ↕Per 100,000 inh. ↕Inhabitants per listing ↕
01 BaarZug 20,546 14
68.1
1,468
02 SionValais 34,708 21
60.5
1,653
03 AarauAargau 21,503 11
51.2
1,955
04 SchaffhausenSchaffhausen 36,587 18
49.2
2,033
05 ChurGrisons 35,373 16
45.2
2,211
06 FrauenfeldThurgau 25,607 10
39.1
2,561
07 BülachZurich 20,443 7
34.2
2,920
08 RiehenBasel-Stadt 20,000 6
30.0
3,333
09 St. GallenSt. Gallen 75,833 22
29.0
3,447
10 DietikonZurich 20,893 6
28.7
3,482
11 KriensLucerne 25,010 7
28.0
3,573
12 WinterthurZurich 111,840 31
27.7
3,608
13 KreuzlingenThurgau 21,997 6
27.3
3,666
14 LucerneLucerne 81,691 22
26.9
3,713
15 Yverdon-les-BainsVaud 30,157 7
23.2
4,308
16 BernBern 121,631 28
23.0
4,344
17 ZugZug 30,542 7
22.9
4,363
18 BulleFribourg 23,438 5
21.3
4,688
19 La Chaux-de-FondsNeuchâtel 37,942 8
21.1
4,743
20 WilSt. Gallen 23,955 5
20.9
4,791
21 ThunBern 43,723 9
20.6
4,858
22 WetzikonZurich 24,764 5
20.2
4,953
23 UsterZurich 34,715 7
20.2
4,959
24 EmmenLucerne 30,926 6
19.4
5,154
25 ZurichZurich 415,367 70
16.9
5,934
26 KönizBern 41,784 7
16.8
5,969
27 FribourgFribourg 38,365 6
15.6
6,394
28 LausanneVaud 139,111 20
14.4
6,956
29 BellinzonaTicino 43,220 6
13.9
7,203
30 HorgenZurich 22,662 3
13.2
7,554
31 GenevaGeneva 201,741 24
11.9
8,406
32 MontreuxVaud 25,984 3
11.5
8,661
33 LuganoTicino 63,185 7
11.1
9,026
34 LancyGeneva 27,291 3
11.0
9,097
35 VernierGeneva 30,086 3
10.0
10,029
36 BaselBasel-Stadt 177,595 13
7.3
13,661
37 Biel/BienneBern 55,120 4
7.3
13,780
38 NeuchâtelNeuchâtel 33,475 2
6.0
16,738
39 RenensVaud 20,927 1
4.8
20,927

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