Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Switzerland
Switzerland: Cereals, primary — Area harvested was 137,029 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Switzerland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 137,029 ha for cereals, primary — area harvested in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested in Switzerland peaked at 211,903 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 137,029 ha, in 2024.
That places Switzerland 125th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 180,255 ha | — |
| 1962 | 184,650 ha | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 175,300 ha | -5.1% |
| 1964 | 174,285 ha | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 173,683 ha | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 171,400 ha | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 168,900 ha | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 169,410 ha | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 175,385 ha | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 171,620 ha | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 173,480 ha | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 181,000 ha | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 178,550 ha | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 179,739 ha | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 177,804 ha | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 175,600 ha | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 172,310 ha | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 173,410 ha | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 172,300 ha | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 170,665 ha | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 174,510 ha | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 175,930 ha | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 177,400 ha | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 181,440 ha | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 184,315 ha | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 188,560 ha | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 186,190 ha | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 196,510 ha | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 208,040 ha | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 211,903 ha | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 208,670 ha | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 201,240 ha | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 201,800 ha | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 208,990 ha | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 205,248 ha | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 196,438 ha | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 186,373 ha | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 186,867 ha | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 182,256 ha | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 182,671 ha | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 179,576 ha | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 173,482 ha | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 166,558 ha | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 161,753 ha | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 167,689 ha | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 164,346 ha | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 157,777 ha | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 156,315 ha | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 152,956 ha | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 151,628 ha | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 145,386 ha | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 147,041 ha | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 145,871 ha | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 141,145 ha | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 141,474 ha | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 144,314 ha | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 143,615 ha | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 141,355 ha | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 141,771 ha | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 144,884 ha | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 142,099 ha | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 142,254 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 141,863 ha | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 137,029 ha | -3.4% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 137,029 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 280,960 ha, 49% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 137,029 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 726,060 ha, 19% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 174,808 ha | 168,900 ha | 184,650 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 175,581 ha | 171,620 ha | 181,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 184,356 ha | 170,665 ha | 208,040 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 198,978 ha | 182,256 ha | 211,903 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 166,312 ha | 152,956 ha | 182,671 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 144,360 ha | 141,145 ha | 151,628 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 141,626 ha | 137,029 ha | 144,884 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 122 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 153,500 ha compare
- 123 North Macedonia 149,249 ha compare
- 124 Georgia 148,643 ha compare
- 126 Albania 126,129 ha compare
- 127 Gambia 124,224 ha compare
- 128 New Zealand 121,170 ha 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 cereals, primary — area harvested in Switzerland?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested in Switzerland was 137,029 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 211,903 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 137,029 ha in 2024.
- How does Switzerland rank for cereals, primary — area harvested?
- Switzerland ranks 125th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals, primary — Area harvested. 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.