Carrots and turnips — Production in Switzerland
Switzerland: Carrots and turnips — Production was 69,443 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Carrots and turnips — Production in Switzerland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, carrots and turnips — production in Switzerland stood at 69,443 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.9% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carrots and turnips — production in Switzerland peaked at 76,985 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 16,000 t, in 1965.
That places Switzerland 58th out of 133 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Carrots and turnips — Production in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 41,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 33,000 t | -19.5% |
| 1963 | 28,000 t | -15.2% |
| 1964 | 24,000 t | -14.3% |
| 1965 | 16,000 t | -33.3% |
| 1966 | 20,000 t | +25.0% |
| 1967 | 18,000 t | -10.0% |
| 1968 | 19,000 t | +5.6% |
| 1969 | 20,000 t | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 22,000 t | +10.0% |
| 1971 | 24,000 t | +9.1% |
| 1972 | 19,000 t | -20.8% |
| 1973 | 23,000 t | +21.1% |
| 1974 | 36,500 t | +58.7% |
| 1975 | 42,000 t | +15.1% |
| 1976 | 36,000 t | -14.3% |
| 1977 | 47,000 t | +30.6% |
| 1978 | 41,000 t | -12.8% |
| 1979 | 36,000 t | -12.2% |
| 1980 | 56,700 t | +57.5% |
| 1981 | 52,864 t | -6.8% |
| 1982 | 44,766 t | -15.3% |
| 1983 | 48,847 t | +9.1% |
| 1984 | 58,424 t | +19.6% |
| 1985 | 49,965 t | -14.5% |
| 1986 | 57,045 t | +14.2% |
| 1987 | 47,879 t | -16.1% |
| 1988 | 69,107 t | +44.3% |
| 1989 | 62,621 t | -9.4% |
| 1990 | 60,099 t | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 49,257 t | -18.0% |
| 1992 | 53,860 t | +9.3% |
| 1993 | 53,210 t | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 52,644 t | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 49,112 t | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 52,457 t | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 51,525 t | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 52,997 t | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 55,588 t | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 49,029 t | -11.8% |
| 2001 | 51,249 t | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 59,874 t | +16.8% |
| 2003 | 45,176 t | -24.5% |
| 2004 | 57,629 t | +27.6% |
| 2005 | 59,009 t | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 53,097 t | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 62,211 t | +17.2% |
| 2008 | 72,990 t | +17.3% |
| 2009 | 69,539 t | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 61,179 t | -12.0% |
| 2011 | 75,673 t | +23.7% |
| 2012 | 67,793 t | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 62,111 t | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 65,345 t | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 71,952 t | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 68,433 t | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 76,985 t | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 69,961 t | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 69,941 t | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 68,508 t | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 47,512 t | -30.6% |
| 2022 | 70,157 t | +47.7% |
| 2023 | 55,582 t | -20.8% |
| 2024 | 69,443 t | +24.9% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 69,443 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 36,040 t, 1.9× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 69,443 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 60,945 t, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24,333 t | 16,000 t | 41,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 32,650 t | 19,000 t | 47,000 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 54,822 t | 44,766 t | 69,107 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 53,075 t | 49,112 t | 60,099 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 57,980 t | 45,176 t | 72,990 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 68,937 t | 61,179 t | 76,985 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 62,240 t | 47,512 t | 70,157 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 55 Turkmenistan 73,255 t compare
- 56 Sri Lanka 73,210 t compare
- 57 Romania 72,990 t compare
- 59 Philippines 69,362 t compare
- 60 Hungary 63,780 t compare
- 61 Serbia and Montenegro 63,747 t 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 carrots and turnips — production in Switzerland?
- Carrots and turnips — production in Switzerland was 69,443 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carrots and turnips — production recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 76,985 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest carrots and turnips — production recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,000 t in 1965.
- How does Switzerland rank for carrots and turnips — production?
- Switzerland ranks 58th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carrots and turnips — production rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carrots and turnips — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.