Linseed — Area harvested in Switzerland
Switzerland: Linseed — Area harvested was 240 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Linseed — Area harvested in Switzerland, 2003–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for linseed — area harvested in Switzerland is 240 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 27.7% on the previous year and up 80.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, linseed — area harvested in Switzerland peaked at 240 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4 ha, in 2003.
Switzerland ranks 48th of 64 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Linseed — Area harvested in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 4 ha | — |
| 2004 | 43 ha | +975.0% |
| 2005 | 118 ha | +174.4% |
| 2006 | 133 ha | +12.7% |
| 2007 | 89 ha | -33.1% |
| 2008 | 132 ha | +48.3% |
| 2009 | 136 ha | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 147 ha | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 154 ha | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 160 ha | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 201 ha | +25.6% |
| 2014 | 133 ha | -33.8% |
| 2015 | 121 ha | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 135 ha | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 160 ha | +18.5% |
| 2018 | 174 ha | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 157 ha | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 116 ha | -26.1% |
| 2021 | 204 ha | +75.9% |
| 2022 | 208 ha | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 188 ha | -9.6% |
| 2024 | 240 ha | +27.7% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 240 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 695 ha, 35% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 240 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 610 ha, 39% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Linseed — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +975.0% | 4 ha | 43 ha |
| 2005 | +174.4% | 43 ha | 118 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.57 ha | 4 ha | 136 ha | 7 |
| 2010s | 154.2 ha | 121 ha | 201 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 191.2 ha | 116 ha | 240 ha | 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 linseed — area harvested in Switzerland?
- Linseed — area harvested in Switzerland was 240 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest linseed — area harvested recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 240 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest linseed — area harvested recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 ha in 2003.
- How does Switzerland rank for linseed — area harvested?
- Switzerland ranks 48th out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is linseed — area harvested rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Linseed — 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.