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 51st of 71 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.
Cherries — Area harvested in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 3,685 ha | — |
| 1986 | 3,685 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3,680 ha | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 3,670 ha | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 3,665 ha | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 3,670 ha | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 452 ha | -87.7% |
| 1992 | 459 ha | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 439 ha | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 438 ha | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 443 ha | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 440 ha | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 433 ha | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 417 ha | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 420 ha | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 424 ha | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 428 ha | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 439 ha | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 444 ha | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 446 ha | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 442 ha | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 448 ha | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 460 ha | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 454 ha | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 466 ha | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 486 ha | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 498 ha | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 530 ha | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 547 ha | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 561 ha | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 579 ha | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 594 ha | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 595 ha | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 587 ha | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 591 ha | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 525 ha | -11.2% |
| 2021 | 527 ha | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 533 ha | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 523 ha | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 519 ha | -0.8% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 519 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 850 ha, 61% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 519 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,073 ha, 48% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cherries — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -87.7% | 3,670 ha | 452 ha |
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
- 48 Montenegro 728 ha compare
- 49 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 550 ha compare
- 50 Israel 535 ha compare
- 52 Belarus 497 ha compare
- 53 Kazakhstan 424 ha compare
- 54 Sweden 311 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 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 51st out of 71 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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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.