Cereal yields in Switzerland
Switzerland: Cereal yields was 4.58 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yields 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 per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yields in Switzerland is 4.58 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.7% on the previous year and down 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Switzerland peaked at 7.04 tonnes per hectare in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.87 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Switzerland ranks 53rd 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 | 3.47 tonnes per hectare | 2.87 tonnes per hectare | 3.98 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.37 tonnes per hectare | 3.69 tonnes per hectare | 5.08 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.5 tonnes per hectare | 4.62 tonnes per hectare | 6.78 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.14 tonnes per hectare | 5.64 tonnes per hectare | 6.71 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.24 tonnes per hectare | 5.09 tonnes per hectare | 6.73 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.37 tonnes per hectare | 5.15 tonnes per hectare | 7.04 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.77 tonnes per hectare | 4.58 tonnes per hectare | 6.98 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 50 Poland 4.85 tonnes per hectare compare
- 51 Peru 4.85 tonnes per hectare compare
- 52 Papua New Guinea 4.79 tonnes per hectare compare
- 54 South Africa 4.56 tonnes per hectare compare
- 55 Dominican Republic 4.46 tonnes per hectare compare
- 56 Suriname 4.45 tonnes per hectare 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 yields in Switzerland?
- Cereal yields in Switzerland was 4.58 tonnes per hectare 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 yields recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 7.04 tonnes per hectare in 2014.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.87 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Switzerland rank for cereal yields?
- Switzerland ranks 53rd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.9%. 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 yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.