Apples — Area harvested in Switzerland
Switzerland: Apples — Area harvested was 3,624 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Apples — Area harvested in Switzerland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, apples — area harvested in Switzerland stood at 3,624 ha.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, apples — area harvested in Switzerland peaked at 10,970 ha in 1987 and was at its lowest, 2,478 ha, in 1965.
That places Switzerland 63rd out of 96 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Apples — Area harvested in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,700 ha | — |
| 1962 | 4,800 ha | +77.8% |
| 1963 | 3,600 ha | -25.0% |
| 1964 | 4,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 1965 | 2,478 ha | -38.0% |
| 1966 | 2,530 ha | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 3,340 ha | +32.0% |
| 1968 | 3,634 ha | +8.8% |
| 1969 | 3,861 ha | +6.2% |
| 1970 | 3,014 ha | -21.9% |
| 1971 | 4,155 ha | +37.9% |
| 1972 | 4,271 ha | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 4,476 ha | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 4,703 ha | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 4,934 ha | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 5,135 ha | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 5,249 ha | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 5,366 ha | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 5,427 ha | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 5,357 ha | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 5,218 ha | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 5,152 ha | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 4,981 ha | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 4,918 ha | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 10,925 ha | +122.1% |
| 1986 | 10,940 ha | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 10,970 ha | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 10,905 ha | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 10,800 ha | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 10,570 ha | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 4,943 ha | -53.2% |
| 1992 | 5,006 ha | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 5,058 ha | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 5,108 ha | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 5,115 ha | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 5,159 ha | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 5,096 ha | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 5,071 ha | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 5,015 ha | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 4,812 ha | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 4,710 ha | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 4,565 ha | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 4,410 ha | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 4,382 ha | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 4,315 ha | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 4,280 ha | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 4,235 ha | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 4,195 ha | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 4,226 ha | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 4,218 ha | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 4,187 ha | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 4,138 ha | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 3,993 ha | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 3,894 ha | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 3,863 ha | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 3,854 ha | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 3,806 ha | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 3,786 ha | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 3,733 ha | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 3,673 ha | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 3,675 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 3,687 ha | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 3,648 ha | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 3,624 ha | -0.7% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 3,624 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 4,490 ha, 81% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 3,624 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8,735 ha, 41% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Apples — Area harvested in Switzerland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +122.1% | 4,918 ha | 10,925 ha |
| 1962 | +77.8% | 2,700 ha | 4,800 ha |
| 1991 | -53.2% | 10,570 ha | 4,943 ha |
| 1971 | +37.9% | 3,014 ha | 4,155 ha |
| 1965 | -38.0% | 4,000 ha | 2,478 ha |
| 1967 | +32.0% | 2,530 ha | 3,340 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,438 ha | 2,478 ha | 4,800 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,673 ha | 3,014 ha | 5,427 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,017 ha | 4,918 ha | 10,970 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,614 ha | 4,943 ha | 10,570 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,413 ha | 4,195 ha | 4,812 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,947 ha | 3,733 ha | 4,218 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,661 ha | 3,624 ha | 3,687 ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Switzerland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 739.83 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.8806 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1427 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is apples — area harvested in Switzerland?
- Apples — area harvested in Switzerland was 3,624 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest apples — area harvested recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 10,970 ha in 1987.
- What is the lowest apples — area harvested recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,478 ha in 1965.
- How does Switzerland rank for apples — area harvested?
- Switzerland ranks 63rd out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Is apples — area harvested rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Apples — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.