Cherries — Area harvested in Switzerland
Switzerland: Cherries — Area harvested was 519 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cherries — Area harvested in Switzerland, 1985–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cherries — area harvested in Switzerland stood at 519 ha.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cherries — area harvested in Switzerland peaked at 3,685 ha in 1985 and was at its lowest, 417 ha, in 1998.
Switzerland ranks 55th of 76 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3,677 ha | 3,665 ha | 3,685 ha | 5 |
| 1990s | 761.1 ha | 417 ha | 3,670 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 445.1 ha | 424 ha | 466 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 556.8 ha | 486 ha | 595 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 525.4 ha | 519 ha | 533 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 52 Montenegro 728 ha compare
- 53 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 550 ha compare
- 54 Israel 535 ha compare
- 56 Belarus 497 ha compare
- 57 Kazakhstan 424 ha compare
- 58 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 412 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Switzerland
- Agriculture share gdp 0.6446 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 0.6446 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
- Rural population 14.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 1.30 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.73 billion current US$ (2025)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Production 756.04 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cherries — area harvested in Switzerland?
- Cherries — area harvested in Switzerland was 519 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cherries — area harvested recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 3,685 ha in 1985.
- What is the lowest cherries — area harvested recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 417 ha in 1998.
- How does Switzerland rank for cherries — area harvested?
- Switzerland ranks 55th out of 76 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cherries — area harvested rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cherries — 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.