Corn yields in Switzerland
Switzerland: Corn yields was 9.98 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.98 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 15.6%
World rank
18th
of 171 countries
All-time high
11.44 tonnes per hectare
in 2011
All-time low
3.65 tonnes per hectare
in 1972
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Corn yields in Switzerland, 1961–2024
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, corn yields in Switzerland stood at 9.98 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 15.6% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Switzerland peaked at 11.44 tonnes per hectare in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.65 tonnes per hectare, in 1972.
Switzerland ranks 18th of 171 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Corn yields in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.67 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 4.52 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 4.9 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
| 1964 | 4.92 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 4.22 tonnes per hectare | -14.1% |
| 1966 | 4.94 tonnes per hectare | +16.9% |
| 1967 | 5.72 tonnes per hectare | +15.8% |
| 1968 | 5.51 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1969 | 5.7 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 5.87 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 6.61 tonnes per hectare | +12.7% |
| 1972 | 3.65 tonnes per hectare | -44.8% |
| 1973 | 6.89 tonnes per hectare | +88.9% |
| 1974 | 5.8 tonnes per hectare | -15.8% |
| 1975 | 6.54 tonnes per hectare | +12.8% |
| 1976 | 6.17 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 1977 | 6.48 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 6.75 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 7.54 tonnes per hectare | +11.7% |
| 1980 | 6.47 tonnes per hectare | -14.2% |
| 1981 | 7.51 tonnes per hectare | +16.0% |
| 1982 | 8.53 tonnes per hectare | +13.6% |
| 1983 | 7.3 tonnes per hectare | -14.4% |
| 1984 | 7.03 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 7.27 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 7.75 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 1987 | 7.27 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 9.88 tonnes per hectare | +35.9% |
| 1989 | 8.98 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 1990 | 8.51 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1991 | 8.05 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 8.31 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 8.9 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 8.75 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 8.36 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 8.57 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 9.27 tonnes per hectare | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 9.11 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 8.89 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 9.65 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 8.94 tonnes per hectare | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 9.22 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 4.3 tonnes per hectare | -53.4% |
| 2004 | 9.61 tonnes per hectare | +123.6% |
| 2005 | 9.65 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 8.45 tonnes per hectare | -12.4% |
| 2007 | 10.17 tonnes per hectare | +20.4% |
| 2008 | 9.7 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 10.41 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 8.49 tonnes per hectare | -18.4% |
| 2011 | 11.44 tonnes per hectare | +34.8% |
| 2012 | 10.83 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 10.08 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 10.76 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 8.99 tonnes per hectare | -16.4% |
| 2016 | 10.19 tonnes per hectare | +13.3% |
| 2017 | 10.69 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 9.78 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 10.9 tonnes per hectare | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 11 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 7.86 tonnes per hectare | -28.6% |
| 2022 | 9.89 tonnes per hectare | +25.9% |
| 2023 | 8.63 tonnes per hectare | -12.7% |
| 2024 | 9.98 tonnes per hectare | +15.6% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 9.98 tonnes per hectare is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.57 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 9.98 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.22 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Corn yields 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% | 4.3 tonnes per hectare | 9.61 tonnes per hectare |
| 1973 | +88.9% | 3.65 tonnes per hectare | 6.89 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.01 tonnes per hectare | 4.22 tonnes per hectare | 5.72 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.23 tonnes per hectare | 3.65 tonnes per hectare | 7.54 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.8 tonnes per hectare | 6.47 tonnes per hectare | 9.88 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.67 tonnes per hectare | 8.05 tonnes per hectare | 9.27 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.01 tonnes per hectare | 4.3 tonnes per hectare | 10.41 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.22 tonnes per hectare | 8.49 tonnes per hectare | 11.44 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.47 tonnes per hectare | 7.86 tonnes per hectare | 11 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 corn yields in Switzerland?
- Corn yields in Switzerland was 9.98 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn yields recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 11.44 tonnes per hectare in 2011.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.65 tonnes per hectare in 1972.
- How does Switzerland rank for corn yields?
- Switzerland ranks 18th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields 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 USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.