Global meat production in Switzerland
Switzerland: Global meat production was 480,607 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
480,607
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
71st
of 201 countries
All-time high
494,713
in 2022
All-time low
259,501
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Global meat production in Switzerland, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 480,607 for global meat production in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat production in Switzerland peaked at 494,713 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 259,501, in 1961.
Switzerland ranks 71st of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 295,931 | 259,501 | 348,622 | 9 |
| 1970s | 408,987 | 358,225 | 457,475 | 10 |
| 1980s | 480,662 | 464,632 | 494,041 | 10 |
| 1990s | 450,124 | 421,206 | 484,024 | 10 |
| 2000s | 437,091 | 412,700 | 454,709 | 10 |
| 2010s | 477,682 | 468,063 | 489,167 | 10 |
| 2020s | 486,557 | 480,607 | 494,713 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 68 Burkina Faso 552,048 compare
- 69 Serbia 545,829 compare
- 70 Papua New Guinea 531,162 compare
- 72 Czechia 475,908 compare
- 73 Yemen 453,607 compare
- 74 Tajikistan 452,315 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Switzerland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.73 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 1.30 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 14.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 0.6446 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 0.6446 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 141,863 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat production in Switzerland?
- Global meat production in Switzerland was 480,607 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global meat production recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 494,713 in 2022.
- What is the lowest global meat production recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 259,501 in 1961.
- How does Switzerland rank for global meat production?
- Switzerland ranks 71st out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global meat production rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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