Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Switzerland
Switzerland: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 15.19 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
15.19 An per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
11th
of 167 countries
All-time high
22.84 An per square kilometre
in 1980
All-time low
15.08 An per square kilometre
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 15.19 An per square kilometre for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Switzerland peaked at 22.84 An per square kilometre in 1980 and was at its lowest, 15.08 An per square kilometre, in 2022.
Switzerland ranks 11th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20.48 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 21.57 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 21.11 An per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 19.66 An per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1965 | 19.48 An per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 19.9 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 19.93 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 20.47 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 19.57 An per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1970 | 20.59 An per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1971 | 20.76 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 18.74 An per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1973 | 18.9 An per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 20.59 An per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1975 | 20.33 An per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 21.05 An per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 20.96 An per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 20.88 An per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 21.96 An per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 22.84 An per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 21.27 An per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1982 | 21.45 An per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 20.19 An per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1984 | 21.15 An per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 21.38 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 21.21 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 21.79 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 19.56 An per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1989 | 19.47 An per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 19.97 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 21.21 An per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 20.75 An per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 19.6 An per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 18.03 An per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 18.65 An per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 20.49 An per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1997 | 19.69 An per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 18.89 An per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 18.8 An per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 16.57 An per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2001 | 17.2 An per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 17.37 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 16.99 An per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 16.25 An per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 15.77 An per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 16.02 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 15.57 An per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 15.78 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 16.46 An per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 16.49 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 16.62 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 16.47 An per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 16.4 An per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 16.43 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 15.93 An per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 15.93 An per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 15.33 An per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 15.91 An per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 15.59 An per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 15.32 An per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 15.15 An per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 15.08 An per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 15.19 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 15.19 An per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.64 An per square kilometre, 9.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 15.19 An per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3 An per square kilometre, 5.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.24 An per square kilometre | 19.48 An per square kilometre | 21.57 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 20.48 An per square kilometre | 18.74 An per square kilometre | 21.96 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.03 An per square kilometre | 19.47 An per square kilometre | 22.84 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.61 An per square kilometre | 18.03 An per square kilometre | 21.21 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.4 An per square kilometre | 15.57 An per square kilometre | 17.37 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.11 An per square kilometre | 15.33 An per square kilometre | 16.62 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.19 An per square kilometre | 15.08 An per square kilometre | 15.32 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 8 Armenia 17.66 An per square kilometre compare
- 9 New Zealand 17.6 An per square kilometre compare
- 10 Azerbaijan 16.53 An per square kilometre compare
- 12 Uzbekistan 13.32 An per square kilometre compare
- 13 Uruguay 13.09 An per square kilometre compare
- 14 Malta 12.38 An per square kilometre compare
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 beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Switzerland?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Switzerland was 15.19 An per square kilometre in 2023, 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 22.84 An per square kilometre in 1980.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.08 An per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Switzerland rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Switzerland ranks 11th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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.