Cucumbers and gherkins — Yield in Switzerland
Switzerland: Cucumbers and gherkins — Yield was 142,455 kg/ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Cucumbers and gherkins — Yield in Switzerland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cucumbers and gherkins — yield in Switzerland stood at 142,455 kg/ha.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cucumbers and gherkins — yield in Switzerland peaked at 203,125 kg/ha in 1973 and was at its lowest, 69,000 kg/ha, in 1980.
That places Switzerland 11th out of 134 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Cucumbers and gherkins — Yield in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 114,286 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 114,286 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 115,714 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 118,571 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 120,000 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 112,727 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 1967 | 117,544 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 125,454 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1969 | 132,692 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1970 | 154,444 kg/ha | +16.4% |
| 1971 | 166,250 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 1972 | 177,500 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 1973 | 203,125 kg/ha | +14.4% |
| 1974 | 170,000 kg/ha | -16.3% |
| 1975 | 141,667 kg/ha | -16.7% |
| 1976 | 133,333 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1977 | 135,897 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 130,233 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 138,889 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 69,000 kg/ha | -50.3% |
| 1981 | 77,108 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 1982 | 75,200 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 71,296 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 78,257 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 1985 | 87,489 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 1986 | 84,367 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 73,853 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 1988 | 87,037 kg/ha | +17.9% |
| 1989 | 93,449 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 96,378 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 83,743 kg/ha | -13.1% |
| 1992 | 87,813 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 89,337 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 92,755 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 98,021 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 110,342 kg/ha | +12.6% |
| 1997 | 87,458 kg/ha | -20.7% |
| 1998 | 106,759 kg/ha | +22.1% |
| 1999 | 92,447 kg/ha | -13.4% |
| 2000 | 80,520 kg/ha | -12.9% |
| 2001 | 95,124 kg/ha | +18.1% |
| 2002 | 72,209 kg/ha | -24.1% |
| 2003 | 78,057 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 94,800 kg/ha | +21.4% |
| 2005 | 101,024 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 107,050 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 108,046 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 104,839 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 113,634 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 111,677 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 119,426 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 130,988 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 120,030 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 156,072 kg/ha | +30.0% |
| 2015 | 148,130 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 171,621 kg/ha | +15.9% |
| 2017 | 149,938 kg/ha | -12.6% |
| 2018 | 146,859 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 133,031 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 133,422 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 119,641 kg/ha | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 115,704 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 138,348 kg/ha | +19.6% |
| 2024 | 142,455 kg/ha | +3.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 142,455 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 69,682 kg/ha, 2.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 142,455 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 57,708 kg/ha, 2.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 119,030 kg/ha | 112,727 kg/ha | 132,692 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 155,134 kg/ha | 130,233 kg/ha | 203,125 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 79,706 kg/ha | 69,000 kg/ha | 93,449 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 94,505 kg/ha | 83,743 kg/ha | 110,342 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 95,530 kg/ha | 72,209 kg/ha | 113,634 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 138,777 kg/ha | 111,677 kg/ha | 171,621 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 129,914 kg/ha | 115,704 kg/ha | 142,455 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 8 Norway 198,000 kg/ha compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 15,324 kg/ha compare
- 9 Ireland 179,000 kg/ha compare
- 9 Micronesia 10,519 kg/ha compare
- 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 10,274 kg/ha compare
- 10 Sweden 158,708 kg/ha compare
- 11 Timor-Leste 8,564 kg/ha compare
- 12 Austria 134,344 kg/ha compare
- 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 8,554 kg/ha compare
- 13 Germany 127,753 kg/ha compare
- 14 Kuwait 127,513 kg/ha compare
- 14 Republic of Moldova 4,855 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 cucumbers and gherkins — yield in Switzerland?
- Cucumbers and gherkins — yield in Switzerland was 142,455 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cucumbers and gherkins — yield recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 203,125 kg/ha in 1973.
- What is the lowest cucumbers and gherkins — yield recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 69,000 kg/ha in 1980.
- How does Switzerland rank for cucumbers and gherkins — yield?
- Switzerland ranks 11th out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cucumbers and gherkins — yield rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cucumbers and gherkins — 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.