Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Switzerland
Switzerland: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square was 41.1 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
41.1 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
down 15.8%
World rank
47th
of 189 countries
All-time high
48.82 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
15.1 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1994
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Switzerland is 41.1 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.8% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Switzerland peaked at 48.82 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.1 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1994.
Switzerland ranks 47th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 25.22 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 28.56 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1963 | 27.88 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 28.56 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 31.07 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1966 | 34.94 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1967 | 36.63 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 31.67 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1969 | 37.06 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1970 | 39.79 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1971 | 38.15 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 37.16 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 42.02 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1974 | 40.81 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 41.95 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 41.01 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 34.58 tonnes per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 1978 | 39.16 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1979 | 34.73 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1980 | 35.82 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 34.84 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 34.51 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 35.97 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 31.5 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1985 | 30 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 29.85 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 28.03 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1988 | 25.63 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1989 | 21.45 tonnes per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 1990 | 16.47 tonnes per square kilometre | -23.2% |
| 1991 | 18.75 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1992 | 17.33 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1993 | 18.04 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 15.1 tonnes per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 1995 | 18.32 tonnes per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 1996 | 15.76 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 1997 | 16.14 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 15.81 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 16.34 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 20.34 tonnes per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 2001 | 18.07 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2002 | 21.28 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 2003 | 23.81 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 21.89 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 18.57 tonnes per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 2006 | 21.59 tonnes per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2007 | 28.09 tonnes per square kilometre | +30.1% |
| 2008 | 27.84 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 25.74 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 35.61 tonnes per square kilometre | +38.4% |
| 2011 | 40.11 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2012 | 34.88 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2013 | 37.05 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 40.27 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 40.45 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 43.99 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 44.98 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 40.75 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 41.56 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 41.26 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 42.88 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 48.82 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2023 | 41.1 tonnes per square kilometre | -15.8% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 41.1 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.18 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 41.1 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18.62 tonnes per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.29 tonnes per square kilometre | 25.22 tonnes per square kilometre | 37.06 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 38.94 tonnes per square kilometre | 34.58 tonnes per square kilometre | 42.02 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.76 tonnes per square kilometre | 21.45 tonnes per square kilometre | 35.97 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.81 tonnes per square kilometre | 15.1 tonnes per square kilometre | 18.75 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.72 tonnes per square kilometre | 18.07 tonnes per square kilometre | 28.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.96 tonnes per square kilometre | 34.88 tonnes per square kilometre | 44.98 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.51 tonnes per square kilometre | 41.1 tonnes per square kilometre | 48.82 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 44 Austria 44.89 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 45 Turkey 43.78 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 46 Philippines 41.51 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 48 Denmark 41.05 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 49 Cape Verde 37.22 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 50 East Timor 37.19 tonnes 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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Switzerland?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Switzerland was 41.1 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 48.82 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1 tonnes per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does Switzerland rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square?
- Switzerland ranks 47th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? 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: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- 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: which countries are net importers and exporters? 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.