Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Switzerland
Switzerland: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita was 0.0002 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Switzerland is 0.0002 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Switzerland peaked at 0.009 tonnes per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 tonnes per person, in 2019.
That places Switzerland 121st out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0044 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | -10.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0042 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0041 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0038 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0037 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.004 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0033 tonnes per person | -17.7% |
| 1969 | 0.002 tonnes per person | -40.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | -9.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | +35.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | -13.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | +30.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0036 tonnes per person | +36.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0033 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0033 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0038 tonnes per person | +14.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0036 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0044 tonnes per person | +26.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0048 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0047 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0049 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0043 tonnes per person | -13.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0044 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0061 tonnes per person | +36.9% |
| 1989 | 0.006 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0058 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 0.006 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.006 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0061 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0077 tonnes per person | +27.6% |
| 1995 | 0.008 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0086 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | -54.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0068 tonnes per person | +70.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0062 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0052 tonnes per person | -16.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0055 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0073 tonnes per person | +31.5% |
| 2003 | 0.009 tonnes per person | +23.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0083 tonnes per person | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 0.005 tonnes per person | -39.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0051 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0049 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0041 tonnes per person | -17.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0074 tonnes per person | +81.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -98.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | +97.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -50.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | +98.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -50.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | +98.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +148.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -60.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.0002 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0094 tonnes per person, 2% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.0002 tonnes per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0151 tonnes per person, 1% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Switzerland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +148.1% | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person |
| 2018 | +98.5% | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.0002 tonnes per person |
| 2020 | +98.5% | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.0002 tonnes per person |
| 2013 | +97.7% | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.0002 tonnes per person |
| 2010 | -98.3% | 0.0074 tonnes per person | 0.0001 tonnes per person |
| 2009 | +81.6% | 0.0041 tonnes per person | 0.0074 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0037 tonnes per person | 0.002 tonnes per person | 0.0044 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0028 tonnes per person | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 0.0038 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0047 tonnes per person | 0.0035 tonnes per person | 0.0061 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0065 tonnes per person | 0.0039 tonnes per person | 0.0086 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0062 tonnes per person | 0.0041 tonnes per person | 0.009 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Switzerland?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Switzerland was 0.0002 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.009 tonnes per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 tonnes per person in 2019.
- How does Switzerland rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 121st out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.