Italy vs Switzerland: Global meat production, per square kilometre
Italy
11.42 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Switzerland
12.16 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Italy rank
24th
Switzerland rank
21st
Global meat production, per square kilometre over time
- Italy
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 12.16 tonnes per square kilometre against 11.42 tonnes per square kilometre in Italy, a difference of 0.74 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.
Italy ranks 24th and Switzerland ranks 21st of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.31 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.49 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.17 tonnes per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 9.86 tonnes per square kilometre | 10.35 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4845 tonnes per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 12.62 tonnes per square kilometre | 12.16 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4581 tonnes per square kilometre | Italy |
| 1990s | 13.19 tonnes per square kilometre | 11.39 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.8 tonnes per square kilometre | Italy |
| 2000s | 13.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 11.06 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.12 tonnes per square kilometre | Italy |
| 2010s | 12.75 tonnes per square kilometre | 12.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6564 tonnes per square kilometre | Italy |
| 2020s | 11.46 tonnes per square kilometre | 12.31 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.8515 tonnes per square kilometre | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global meat production, per square kilometre, Italy or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 12.16 tonnes per square kilometre against 11.42 tonnes per square kilometre in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global meat production, per square kilometre between Italy and Switzerland?
- 0.74 tonnes per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Switzerland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Switzerland rank globally for global meat production, per square kilometre?
- Italy ranks 24th and Switzerland ranks 21st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Global meat production, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.