Cereal production in Switzerland
Switzerland: Cereal production was 628,070 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal production in Switzerland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 628,070 tonnes for cereal production in 2024.
That represents a change of down 22.4% on the previous year and down 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production in Switzerland peaked at 1.41 million tonnes in 1989 and was at its lowest, 514,700 tonnes, in 1963.
Switzerland ranks 118th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 605,822 tonnes | 514,700 tonnes | 697,400 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 767,400 tonnes | 633,700 tonnes | 875,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.02 million tonnes | 789,100 tonnes | 1.41 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.22 million tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes | 1.32 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 million tonnes | 847,200 tonnes | 1.17 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 919,410 tonnes | 743,880 tonnes | 999,473 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 819,478 tonnes | 628,070 tonnes | 1.01 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 115 Honduras 770,044 tonnes compare
- 116 Slovenia 672,960 tonnes compare
- 117 Albania 649,919 tonnes compare
- 119 Mauritania 570,227 tonnes compare
- 120 North Macedonia 532,134 tonnes compare
More agriculture & rural data for Switzerland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.73 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 1.30 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 14.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 141,863 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production in Switzerland?
- Cereal production in Switzerland was 628,070 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal production recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.41 million tonnes in 1989.
- What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 514,700 tonnes in 1963.
- How does Switzerland rank for cereal production?
- Switzerland ranks 118th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.8%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.