Chicken meat production, per capita in Switzerland
Switzerland: Chicken meat production, per capita was 0.0126 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chicken meat production, per capita in Switzerland, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chicken meat production, per capita in Switzerland is 0.0126 tonnes per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production, per capita in Switzerland peaked at 0.0126 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.001 tonnes per person, in 1961.
That places Switzerland 87th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chicken meat production, per capita in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.001 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +41.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +22.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | +16.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | +9.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0033 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0033 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0037 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0036 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0038 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0038 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0038 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.004 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0043 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0042 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0044 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0048 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0049 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0047 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0048 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0049 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0048 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.005 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0052 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0053 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0058 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0057 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0059 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0064 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0065 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.007 tonnes per person | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0072 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0076 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0073 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0065 tonnes per person | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0077 tonnes per person | +19.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0082 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0082 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0086 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.009 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0093 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0097 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0101 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0103 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0107 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0107 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0116 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0115 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.012 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0123 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0125 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0122 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0126 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.0126 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0203 tonnes per person, 62% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.0126 tonnes per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0202 tonnes per person, 62% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chicken meat production, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +41.8% | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0019 tonnes per person | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.0025 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0032 tonnes per person | 0.0026 tonnes per person | 0.0037 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0042 tonnes per person | 0.0036 tonnes per person | 0.0049 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0052 tonnes per person | 0.0047 tonnes per person | 0.0059 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0073 tonnes per person | 0.0064 tonnes per person | 0.0082 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0101 tonnes per person | 0.0086 tonnes per person | 0.0116 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0123 tonnes per person | 0.012 tonnes per person | 0.0126 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More agriculture & rural data for Switzerland
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1556 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0462 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.206 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1636 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat production, per capita in Switzerland?
- Chicken meat production, per capita in Switzerland was 0.0126 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0126 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Switzerland rank for chicken meat production, per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 87th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production, per capita rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chicken meat production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chicken meat production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chicken meat production Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.