Maize (corn) — Yield in Switzerland
Switzerland: Maize (corn) — Yield was 9,979 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Yield in Switzerland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, maize (corn) — yield in Switzerland stood at 9,979 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.6% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — yield in Switzerland peaked at 11,445 kg/ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3,647 kg/ha, in 1972.
That places Switzerland 17th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Yield in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,673 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 4,525 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 4,897 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 1964 | 4,920 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 4,224 kg/ha | -14.1% |
| 1966 | 4,938 kg/ha | +16.9% |
| 1967 | 5,716 kg/ha | +15.8% |
| 1968 | 5,505 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1969 | 5,697 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 5,866 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 6,610 kg/ha | +12.7% |
| 1972 | 3,647 kg/ha | -44.8% |
| 1973 | 6,890 kg/ha | +88.9% |
| 1974 | 5,798 kg/ha | -15.8% |
| 1975 | 6,540 kg/ha | +12.8% |
| 1976 | 6,169 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1977 | 6,480 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 6,752 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 7,542 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 1980 | 6,472 kg/ha | -14.2% |
| 1981 | 7,508 kg/ha | +16.0% |
| 1982 | 8,533 kg/ha | +13.6% |
| 1983 | 7,302 kg/ha | -14.4% |
| 1984 | 7,033 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 7,270 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 7,752 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1987 | 7,269 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 9,880 kg/ha | +35.9% |
| 1989 | 8,981 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 1990 | 8,510 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1991 | 8,051 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 8,313 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 8,905 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 8,749 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 8,361 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 8,575 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 9,273 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 9,114 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 8,885 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 9,652 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 8,944 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 9,217 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 4,299 kg/ha | -53.4% |
| 2004 | 9,614 kg/ha | +123.6% |
| 2005 | 9,650 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 8,449 kg/ha | -12.4% |
| 2007 | 10,170 kg/ha | +20.4% |
| 2008 | 9,703 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 10,413 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 8,492 kg/ha | -18.4% |
| 2011 | 11,445 kg/ha | +34.8% |
| 2012 | 10,828 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 10,084 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 10,755 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 8,994 kg/ha | -16.4% |
| 2016 | 10,194 kg/ha | +13.3% |
| 2017 | 10,693 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 9,776 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 10,904 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 11,000 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 7,857 kg/ha | -28.6% |
| 2022 | 9,894 kg/ha | +25.9% |
| 2023 | 8,633 kg/ha | -12.7% |
| 2024 | 9,979 kg/ha | +15.6% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 9,979 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 7,652 kg/ha, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 9,979 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7,224 kg/ha, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Yield 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 | +123.6% | 4,299 kg/ha | 9,614 kg/ha |
| 1973 | +88.9% | 3,647 kg/ha | 6,890 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,010 kg/ha | 4,224 kg/ha | 5,716 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,229 kg/ha | 3,647 kg/ha | 7,542 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,800 kg/ha | 6,472 kg/ha | 9,880 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,674 kg/ha | 8,051 kg/ha | 9,273 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,011 kg/ha | 4,299 kg/ha | 10,413 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,217 kg/ha | 8,492 kg/ha | 11,445 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,473 kg/ha | 7,857 kg/ha | 11,000 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 14 Chile 10,806 kg/ha compare
- 14 Republic of Moldova 1,622 kg/ha compare
- 15 Canada 10,588 kg/ha compare
- 16 Germany 10,053 kg/ha compare
- 16 Micronesia (Federated States of) 1,449 kg/ha compare
- 16 Micronesia 1,449 kg/ha compare
- 18 Italy 9,974 kg/ha compare
- 19 Austria 9,900 kg/ha compare
- 19 Democratic Republic of the Congo 769 kg/ha compare
- 20 Greece 9,674 kg/ha 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)
- 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 maize (corn) — yield in Switzerland?
- Maize (corn) — yield in Switzerland was 9,979 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize (corn) — yield recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 11,445 kg/ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — yield recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,647 kg/ha in 1972.
- How does Switzerland rank for maize (corn) — yield?
- Switzerland ranks 17th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — yield rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. 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 Maize (corn) — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.