Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Switzerland

Switzerland: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 0.0669 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0669 An per person
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
33rd
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.153 An per person
in 1962
All-time low
0.0669 An per person
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Switzerland, 1961–2024

00.050.10.15196119922024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Switzerland is 0.0669 An per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Switzerland peaked at 0.153 An per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0669 An per person, in 2024.

Switzerland ranks 33rd of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Switzerland, 1961 to 2024.
Year An per person Change
1961 0.149 An per person
1962 0.153 An per person +2.7%
1963 0.1466 An per person -4.2%
1964 0.1342 An per person -8.4%
1965 0.1315 An per person -2.0%
1966 0.1329 An per person +1.1%
1967 0.1315 An per person -1.0%
1968 0.1333 An per person +1.4%
1969 0.1261 An per person -5.4%
1970 0.1317 An per person +4.5%
1971 0.1321 An per person +0.3%
1972 0.1183 An per person -10.4%
1973 0.1185 An per person +0.1%
1974 0.1283 An per person +8.3%
1975 0.1268 An per person -1.2%
1976 0.132 An per person +4.1%
1977 0.1319 An per person -0.1%
1978 0.1314 An per person -0.4%
1979 0.1379 An per person +5.0%
1980 0.1429 An per person +3.6%
1981 0.1323 An per person -7.4%
1982 0.1326 An per person +0.3%
1983 0.1244 An per person -6.3%
1984 0.1298 An per person +4.4%
1985 0.1306 An per person +0.6%
1986 0.1289 An per person -1.3%
1987 0.1316 An per person +2.1%
1988 0.1173 An per person -10.9%
1989 0.1158 An per person -1.3%
1990 0.1176 An per person +1.6%
1991 0.1233 An per person +4.9%
1992 0.1193 An per person -3.2%
1993 0.1117 An per person -6.4%
1994 0.1019 An per person -8.7%
1995 0.1047 An per person +2.8%
1996 0.1146 An per person +9.4%
1997 0.1098 An per person -4.2%
1998 0.105 An per person -4.3%
1999 0.104 An per person -0.9%
2000 0.0912 An per person -12.3%
2001 0.094 An per person +3.1%
2002 0.0943 An per person +0.3%
2003 0.0915 An per person -2.9%
2004 0.0869 An per person -5.0%
2005 0.0838 An per person -3.6%
2006 0.0846 An per person +1.0%
2007 0.0815 An per person -3.7%
2008 0.0816 An per person +0.1%
2009 0.084 An per person +3.0%
2010 0.0833 An per person -0.8%
2011 0.083 An per person -0.3%
2012 0.0814 An per person -2.0%
2013 0.0801 An per person -1.6%
2014 0.0793 An per person -1.0%
2015 0.076 An per person -4.1%
2016 0.0752 An per person -1.1%
2017 0.0717 An per person -4.7%
2018 0.0738 An per person +3.0%
2019 0.0718 An per person -2.7%
2020 0.0701 An per person -2.5%
2021 0.0688 An per person -1.8%
2022 0.0679 An per person -1.3%
2023 0.0675 An per person -0.6%
2024 0.0669 An per person -0.9%

Switzerland compared with similar countries

  • Switzerland's 0.0669 An per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0368 An per person, 1.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Switzerland's 0.0669 An per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0502 An per person, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.1376 An per person 0.1261 An per person 0.153 An per person 9
1970s 0.1289 An per person 0.1183 An per person 0.1379 An per person 10
1980s 0.1286 An per person 0.1158 An per person 0.1429 An per person 10
1990s 0.1112 An per person 0.1019 An per person 0.1233 An per person 10
2000s 0.0873 An per person 0.0815 An per person 0.0943 An per person 10
2010s 0.0776 An per person 0.0717 An per person 0.0833 An per person 10
2020s 0.0682 An per person 0.0669 An per person 0.0701 An per person 5

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 30 Eritrea 0.0719 An per person compare
  2. 31 Belgium 0.0682 An per person compare
  3. 32 Mexico 0.0682 An per person compare
  4. 34 Sudan 0.0666 An per person compare
  5. 35 Austria 0.0663 An per person compare
  6. 36 Zambia 0.0645 An per person compare

See the full ranking of 168 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Switzerland?
Beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Switzerland was 0.0669 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 0.153 An per person in 1962.
What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0669 An per person in 2024.
How does Switzerland rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
Switzerland ranks 33rd out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Switzerland data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita
Unit
An per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
168 places, 9,791 data points, 1961–2024
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Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.