Global meat production by livestock type in Switzerland
Switzerland: Global meat production by livestock type was 1,845 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1,845
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
50th
of 60 countries
All-time high
2,239
in 2017
All-time low
900
in 1970
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Global meat production by livestock type in Switzerland, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global meat production by livestock type in Switzerland is 1,845, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat production by livestock type in Switzerland peaked at 2,239 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 900, in 1970.
That places Switzerland 50th out of 60 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Global meat production by livestock type in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,000 | — |
| 1962 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1,100 | +10.0% |
| 1968 | 1,000 | -9.1% |
| 1969 | 1,100 | +10.0% |
| 1970 | 900 | -18.2% |
| 1971 | 1,000 | +11.1% |
| 1972 | 1,050 | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 1,100 | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 1,130 | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 1,280 | +13.3% |
| 1976 | 1,400 | +9.4% |
| 1977 | 1,600 | +14.3% |
| 1978 | 1,580 | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 1,550 | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 1,553 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 1,504 | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 1,440 | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 1,489 | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 1,518 | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 1,594 | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 1,549 | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 1,574 | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 1,567 | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 1,531 | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 1,529 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 1,274 | -16.7% |
| 1992 | 1,272 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 1,366 | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 1,331 | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 1,383 | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 1,461 | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 1,428 | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 1,504 | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 1,398 | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 1,523 | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 1,544 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 1,599 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 1,476 | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 1,510 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 1,633 | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 1,466 | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 1,648 | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 1,839 | +11.6% |
| 2009 | 1,537 | -16.4% |
| 2010 | 1,737 | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 1,686 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 1,878 | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 1,762 | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 1,767 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1,989 | +12.6% |
| 2016 | 1,886 | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 2,239 | +18.7% |
| 2018 | 1,938 | -13.4% |
| 2019 | 2,157 | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 2,089 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 2,190 | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 1,848 | -15.6% |
| 2023 | 1,863 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 1,845 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,022 | 1,000 | 1,100 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,259 | 900 | 1,600 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,532 | 1,440 | 1,594 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,395 | 1,272 | 1,529 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,578 | 1,466 | 1,839 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,904 | 1,686 | 2,239 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,967 | 1,845 | 2,190 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 47 Sierra Leone 3,422 compare
- 48 Denmark 3,404 compare
- 49 Iran, Islamic Republic of 2,811 compare
- 51 Gambia 1,581 compare
- 52 Netherlands 1,500 compare
- 53 Czechia 1,200 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 0.6446 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 0.6446 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat production by livestock type in Switzerland?
- Global meat production by livestock type in Switzerland was 1,845 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global meat production by livestock type recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,239 in 2017.
- What is the lowest global meat production by livestock type recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 900 in 1970.
- How does Switzerland rank for global meat production by livestock type?
- Switzerland ranks 50th out of 60 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global meat production by livestock type rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Global meat production by livestock type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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