Japan vs Switzerland: Global meat production, per square kilometre
Japan
11.52 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Switzerland
12.16 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Japan rank
23rd
Switzerland rank
21st
Global meat production, per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 12.16 tonnes per square kilometre against 11.52 tonnes per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.64 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 23rd and Switzerland ranks 21st of 194 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.89 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.49 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.6 tonnes per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 6.07 tonnes per square kilometre | 10.35 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.28 tonnes per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 9.14 tonnes per square kilometre | 12.16 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.02 tonnes per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 8.86 tonnes per square kilometre | 11.39 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.52 tonnes per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 8.41 tonnes per square kilometre | 11.06 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.65 tonnes per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 10.23 tonnes per square kilometre | 12.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.86 tonnes per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 11.44 tonnes per square kilometre | 12.31 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.8791 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, Japan or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 12.16 tonnes per square kilometre against 11.52 tonnes per square kilometre in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global meat production, per square kilometre between Japan and Switzerland?
- 0.64 tonnes per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Switzerland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Switzerland rank globally for global meat production, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 23rd 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.