Cherries — Yield in Switzerland
Switzerland: Cherries — Yield was 14,223 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cherries — Yield in Switzerland, 1985–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 14,223 kg/ha for cherries — yield in 2024.
The figure is up 49.7% on the previous year and down 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cherries — yield in Switzerland peaked at 70,695 kg/ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 6,576 kg/ha, in 1989.
That places Switzerland 5th out of 70 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cherries — Yield in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 10,041 kg/ha | — |
| 1986 | 9,498 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 9,239 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 7,302 kg/ha | -21.0% |
| 1989 | 6,576 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 1990 | 6,622 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 30,088 kg/ha | +354.4% |
| 1992 | 70,695 kg/ha | +135.0% |
| 1993 | 51,961 kg/ha | -26.5% |
| 1994 | 41,760 kg/ha | -19.6% |
| 1995 | 55,488 kg/ha | +32.9% |
| 1996 | 50,798 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 1997 | 29,762 kg/ha | -41.4% |
| 1998 | 57,681 kg/ha | +93.8% |
| 1999 | 36,262 kg/ha | -37.1% |
| 2000 | 44,965 kg/ha | +24.0% |
| 2001 | 23,049 kg/ha | -48.7% |
| 2002 | 34,207 kg/ha | +48.4% |
| 2003 | 31,480 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 33,235 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 22,588 kg/ha | -32.0% |
| 2006 | 17,583 kg/ha | -22.2% |
| 2007 | 26,387 kg/ha | +50.1% |
| 2008 | 13,835 kg/ha | -47.6% |
| 2009 | 26,060 kg/ha | +88.4% |
| 2010 | 15,023 kg/ha | -42.4% |
| 2011 | 29,237 kg/ha | +94.6% |
| 2012 | 8,732 kg/ha | -70.1% |
| 2013 | 10,188 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 23,437 kg/ha | +130.0% |
| 2015 | 13,261 kg/ha | -43.4% |
| 2016 | 9,571 kg/ha | -27.8% |
| 2017 | 7,560 kg/ha | -21.0% |
| 2018 | 19,406 kg/ha | +156.7% |
| 2019 | 17,232 kg/ha | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 16,724 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 7,772 kg/ha | -53.5% |
| 2022 | 13,285 kg/ha | +70.9% |
| 2023 | 9,501 kg/ha | -28.5% |
| 2024 | 14,223 kg/ha | +49.7% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 14,223 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,218 kg/ha, 3.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 14,223 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4,218 kg/ha, 3.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cherries — Yield 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 | +354.4% | 6,622 kg/ha | 30,088 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8,531 kg/ha | 6,576 kg/ha | 10,041 kg/ha | 5 |
| 1990s | 43,112 kg/ha | 6,622 kg/ha | 70,695 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,339 kg/ha | 13,835 kg/ha | 44,965 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,365 kg/ha | 7,560 kg/ha | 29,237 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,301 kg/ha | 7,772 kg/ha | 16,724 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 2 Austria 32,120 kg/ha compare
- 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 7,028 kg/ha compare
- 3 Suriname 27,271 kg/ha compare
- 4 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 15,073 kg/ha compare
- 5 Syrian Arab Republic 3,243 kg/ha compare
- 6 Republic of Moldova 2,976 kg/ha compare
- 6 Uzbekistan 12,108 kg/ha compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2,207 kg/ha compare
- 7 Jordan 11,026 kg/ha compare
- 8 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10,660 kg/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 — yield in Switzerland?
- Cherries — yield in Switzerland was 14,223 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cherries — yield recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 70,695 kg/ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest cherries — yield recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,576 kg/ha in 1989.
- How does Switzerland rank for cherries — yield?
- Switzerland ranks 5th out of 70 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cherries — yield rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.3%. 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 — Yield. 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.