Eggs Primary — Laying in Switzerland
Switzerland: Eggs Primary — Laying was 3,841 1000 An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Eggs Primary — Laying in Switzerland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for eggs primary — laying in Switzerland is 3,841 1000 An, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs primary — laying in Switzerland peaked at 3,893 1000 An in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,069 1000 An, in 2001.
That places Switzerland 111th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Eggs Primary — Laying in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,442 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 3,300 1000 An | -4.1% |
| 1963 | 3,400 1000 An | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 3,425 1000 An | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 3,481 1000 An | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 3,457 1000 An | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 3,353 1000 An | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 3,370 1000 An | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 3,313 1000 An | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 3,431 1000 An | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 3,301 1000 An | -3.8% |
| 1972 | 3,431 1000 An | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 3,517 1000 An | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 3,385 1000 An | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 3,285 1000 An | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 3,311 1000 An | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 3,226 1000 An | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 3,282 1000 An | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 3,221 1000 An | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 3,170 1000 An | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 3,048 1000 An | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 3,042 1000 An | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 3,203 1000 An | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 2,877 1000 An | -10.2% |
| 1985 | 2,778 1000 An | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 2,916 1000 An | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 2,903 1000 An | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 3,036 1000 An | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 2,776 1000 An | -8.6% |
| 1990 | 3,034 1000 An | +9.3% |
| 1991 | 2,606 1000 An | -14.1% |
| 1992 | 2,496 1000 An | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 2,482 1000 An | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 2,482 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2,099 1000 An | -15.4% |
| 1996 | 2,212 1000 An | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 2,278 1000 An | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 2,270 1000 An | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 2,223 1000 An | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 2,150 1000 An | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 2,069 1000 An | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 2,154 1000 An | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 2,117 1000 An | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 2,089 1000 An | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 2,189 1000 An | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 2,147 1000 An | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 2,198 1000 An | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 2,255 1000 An | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 2,318 1000 An | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 2,438 1000 An | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 2,437 1000 An | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 2,521 1000 An | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 2,589 1000 An | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 2,665 1000 An | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 2,822 1000 An | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 3,056 1000 An | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 3,174 1000 An | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 3,371 1000 An | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 3,486 1000 An | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 3,854 1000 An | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 3,867 1000 An | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 3,893 1000 An | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 3,841 1000 An | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 3,841 1000 An | +0.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 3,841 1000 An is below the median for high income countries, which is 4,016 1000 An, 96% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 3,841 1000 An is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6,624 1000 An, 58% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,393 1000 An | 3,300 1000 An | 3,481 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,339 1000 An | 3,221 1000 An | 3,517 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,975 1000 An | 2,776 1000 An | 3,203 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,418 1000 An | 2,099 1000 An | 3,034 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,169 1000 An | 2,069 1000 An | 2,318 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,856 1000 An | 2,437 1000 An | 3,486 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,859 1000 An | 3,841 1000 An | 3,893 1000 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
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 eggs primary — laying in Switzerland?
- Eggs primary — laying in Switzerland was 3,841 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest eggs primary — laying recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 3,893 1000 An in 2022.
- What is the lowest eggs primary — laying recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,069 1000 An in 2001.
- How does Switzerland rank for eggs primary — laying?
- Switzerland ranks 111th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is eggs primary — laying rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Eggs Primary — Laying. 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.