Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Switzerland
Switzerland: Fruit Primary — Area harvested was 21,389 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Switzerland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fruit primary — area harvested in Switzerland is 21,389 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fruit primary — area harvested in Switzerland peaked at 32,843 ha in 1986 and was at its lowest, 17,791 ha, in 1965.
That places Switzerland 121st out of 191 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.
Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 19,169 ha | — |
| 1962 | 20,256 ha | +5.7% |
| 1963 | 19,444 ha | -4.0% |
| 1964 | 18,989 ha | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 17,791 ha | -6.3% |
| 1966 | 26,262 ha | +47.6% |
| 1967 | 25,145 ha | -4.3% |
| 1968 | 24,171 ha | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 24,593 ha | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 23,150 ha | -5.9% |
| 1971 | 24,584 ha | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 24,203 ha | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 24,154 ha | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 24,282 ha | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 26,228 ha | +8.0% |
| 1976 | 25,204 ha | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 24,918 ha | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 24,678 ha | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 25,321 ha | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 23,833 ha | -5.9% |
| 1981 | 22,397 ha | -6.0% |
| 1982 | 23,315 ha | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 21,865 ha | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 21,725 ha | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 32,722 ha | +50.6% |
| 1986 | 32,843 ha | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 32,233 ha | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 32,552 ha | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 32,777 ha | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 32,611 ha | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 23,071 ha | -29.3% |
| 1992 | 23,534 ha | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 23,164 ha | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 23,375 ha | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 22,770 ha | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 22,962 ha | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 22,795 ha | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 22,901 ha | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 22,901 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 22,717 ha | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 22,666 ha | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 22,505 ha | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 22,221 ha | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 22,374 ha | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 22,306 ha | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 22,247 ha | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 22,158 ha | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 22,071 ha | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 22,114 ha | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 22,267 ha | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 22,194 ha | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 22,235 ha | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 22,121 ha | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 21,984 ha | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 21,893 ha | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 21,929 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 21,896 ha | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 21,861 ha | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 21,794 ha | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 21,644 ha | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 21,576 ha | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 21,622 ha | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 21,514 ha | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 21,389 ha | -0.6% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 21,389 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 19,080 ha, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 21,389 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 61,611 ha, 35% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fruit Primary — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +50.6% | 21,725 ha | 32,722 ha |
| 1966 | +47.6% | 17,791 ha | 26,262 ha |
| 1991 | -29.3% | 32,611 ha | 23,071 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21,758 ha | 17,791 ha | 26,262 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 24,672 ha | 23,150 ha | 26,228 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 27,626 ha | 21,725 ha | 32,843 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 24,008 ha | 22,770 ha | 32,611 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,338 ha | 22,071 ha | 22,717 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,017 ha | 21,794 ha | 22,267 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,549 ha | 21,389 ha | 21,644 ha | 5 |
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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 fruit primary — area harvested in Switzerland?
- Fruit primary — area harvested in Switzerland was 21,389 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fruit primary — area harvested recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 32,843 ha in 1986.
- What is the lowest fruit primary — area harvested recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,791 ha in 1965.
- How does Switzerland rank for fruit primary — area harvested?
- Switzerland ranks 121st out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fruit primary — area harvested rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. 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 Fruit Primary — Area harvested. 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.