Capture fishery production, per square kilometre in Switzerland
Switzerland: Capture fishery production, per square kilometre was 0.0393 metric tons per square kilometre in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.0393 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
184th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.111 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1986
All-time low
0.035 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2019
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Capture fishery production, per square kilometre in Switzerland, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2024, capture fishery production, per square kilometre in Switzerland stood at 0.0393 metric tons per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capture fishery production, per square kilometre in Switzerland peaked at 0.111 metric tons per square kilometre in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.035 metric tons per square kilometre, in 2019.
Switzerland ranks 184th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Capture fishery production, per square kilometre in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0708 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0708 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0835 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0708 metric tons per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0683 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0759 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0759 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0885 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0885 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0607 metric tons per square kilometre | -31.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0708 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0909 metric tons per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0908 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0958 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 0.098 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.098 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0992 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0944 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0951 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0842 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0879 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0797 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0832 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0972 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1086 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1986 | 0.111 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.108 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1005 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0836 metric tons per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0799 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 0.091 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0687 metric tons per square kilometre | -24.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0461 metric tons per square kilometre | -32.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0375 metric tons per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0402 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0466 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1997 | 0.047 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0458 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0466 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.042 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0434 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0391 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0459 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0405 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2005 | 0.044 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0428 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0418 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0527 metric tons per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0553 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0532 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0531 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0507 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0508 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0502 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0512 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0468 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0489 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0393 metric tons per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 2019 | 0.035 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0376 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0376 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0376 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0386 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0393 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.6% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.0393 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9058 metric tons per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.0393 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.337 metric tons per square kilometre, 12% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.077 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0683 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0885 metric tons per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0894 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0607 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0992 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0944 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0797 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.111 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0549 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0375 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.091 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0447 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0391 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0553 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0479 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.035 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0532 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0381 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0376 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0393 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 181 Palestine 0.0415 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 182 Niger 0.0402 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 183 Saudi Arabia 0.0397 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 185 Algeria 0.0383 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 186 Turkmenistan 0.034 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 187 Slovakia 0.0315 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Switzerland
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1556 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0462 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.206 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1636 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capture fishery production, per square kilometre in Switzerland?
- Capture fishery production, per square kilometre in Switzerland was 0.0393 metric tons per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest capture fishery production, per square kilometre recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.111 metric tons per square kilometre in 1986.
- What is the lowest capture fishery production, per square kilometre recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.035 metric tons per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Switzerland rank for capture fishery production, per square kilometre?
- Switzerland ranks 184th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is capture fishery production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. 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 Capture fishery production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Capture fishery 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.
Capture fishery production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Capture fishery production Our World in Data
- 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
Capture fishery 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.