Cereals, primary — Production, per square kilometre in Switzerland
Switzerland: Cereals, primary — Production, per square kilometre was 20.49 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
20.49 t per square kilometre
Change on year
down 6.4%
World rank
57th
of 159 countries
All-time high
35.69 t per square kilometre
in 1989
All-time low
13.02 t per square kilometre
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cereals, primary — Production, per square kilometre in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre in Switzerland stood at 20.49 t per square kilometre.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre in Switzerland peaked at 35.69 t per square kilometre in 1989 and was at its lowest, 13.02 t per square kilometre, in 1963.
That places Switzerland 57th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Production, per square kilometre in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.1 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 17.64 t per square kilometre | +34.7% |
| 1963 | 13.02 t per square kilometre | -26.2% |
| 1964 | 15.99 t per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 1965 | 14.11 t per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1966 | 14.33 t per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 17.02 t per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1968 | 16.51 t per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 16.2 t per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 16.03 t per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 18.8 t per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1972 | 18.68 t per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 18.96 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 21.68 t per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1975 | 19.15 t per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1976 | 20.12 t per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 17.46 t per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1978 | 21.13 t per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 1979 | 22.14 t per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 19.96 t per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1981 | 21.84 t per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1982 | 23.5 t per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1983 | 22.76 t per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 28.29 t per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 1985 | 26.67 t per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1986 | 24.28 t per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1987 | 23.75 t per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 31.46 t per square kilometre | +32.4% |
| 1989 | 35.69 t per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1990 | 32.08 t per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 1991 | 32.22 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 29.92 t per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 31.7 t per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 30.7 t per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 31.51 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 33.33 t per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 30.21 t per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1998 | 31.4 t per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 26.02 t per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 2000 | 29.59 t per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2001 | 27.32 t per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 27.52 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 21.44 t per square kilometre | -22.1% |
| 2004 | 27.56 t per square kilometre | +28.5% |
| 2005 | 26.73 t per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 25.64 t per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 25.63 t per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 25.37 t per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 25.46 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 23.38 t per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 25.3 t per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 24.06 t per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 21.95 t per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 25.17 t per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 2015 | 23.03 t per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 18.83 t per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 2017 | 24.72 t per square kilometre | +31.3% |
| 2018 | 22.66 t per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 23.61 t per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 25.59 t per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 19.84 t per square kilometre | -22.5% |
| 2022 | 21.89 t per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 20.49 t per square kilometre | -6.4% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 20.49 t per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.36 t per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 20.49 t per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 28.1 t per square kilometre, 73% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.33 t per square kilometre | 13.02 t per square kilometre | 17.64 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 19.41 t per square kilometre | 16.03 t per square kilometre | 22.14 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.82 t per square kilometre | 19.96 t per square kilometre | 35.69 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.91 t per square kilometre | 26.02 t per square kilometre | 33.33 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.23 t per square kilometre | 21.44 t per square kilometre | 29.59 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.27 t per square kilometre | 18.83 t per square kilometre | 25.3 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.95 t per square kilometre | 19.84 t per square kilometre | 25.59 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 54 Dominican Republic 20.9 t per square kilometre compare
- 55 Senegal 20.82 t per square kilometre compare
- 56 North Macedonia 20.74 t per square kilometre compare
- 58 Guatemala 20.22 t per square kilometre compare
- 59 Sierra Leone 19.97 t per square kilometre compare
- 60 Mexico 19.04 t per square kilometre 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 — production, per square kilometre in Switzerland?
- Cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre in Switzerland was 20.49 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 35.69 t per square kilometre in 1989.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.02 t per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Switzerland rank for cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre?
- Switzerland ranks 57th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals, primary — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals, primary — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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, primary — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.