Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Switzerland
Switzerland: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 2.25 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 An per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Switzerland is 2.25 1000 An per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Switzerland peaked at 2.25 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1075 1000 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
Switzerland ranks 27th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | 1000 An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1075 1000 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1222 1000 An per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1771 1000 An per square kilometre | +44.9% |
| 1964 | 0.2214 1000 An per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2606 1000 An per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2859 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1967 | 0.3061 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1968 | 0.3162 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.3264 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.3415 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1971 | 0.3694 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1972 | 0.4081 1000 An per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1973 | 0.4313 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 0.4453 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.4065 1000 An per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1976 | 0.4179 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.4346 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4455 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.4704 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 0.473 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.5009 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 0.5047 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.5111 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.5346 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 0.5692 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5845 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.6096 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 0.6653 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6881 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.683 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.683 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6957 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.721 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7336 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.7336 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7336 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7919 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1998 | 0.8578 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8754 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9981 1000 An per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2001 | 1.01 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.04 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 1.13 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 1.21 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 1.16 1000 An per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9363 1000 An per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 2007 | 1.14 1000 An per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 2008 | 1.25 1000 An per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 1.27 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.34 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 1.42 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 1.49 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 1.56 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 1.67 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 1.71 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.73 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.83 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 1.87 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.95 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 2.07 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 2.11 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 2.22 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 2.25 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 2.25 1000 An per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.29 1000 An per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 2.25 1000 An per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.852 1000 An per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +44.9% | 0.1222 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.1771 1000 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2359 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.1075 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.3264 1000 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4171 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.3415 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.4704 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5641 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.473 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.6881 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7509 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.683 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.8754 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.9363 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.27 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.66 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.34 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.95 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.16 1000 An per square kilometre | 2.07 1000 An per square kilometre | 2.25 1000 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 24 Pakistan 2.39 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 25 Belarus 2.29 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 26 Japan 2.25 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 28 Sri Lanka 2.24 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 29 Tuvalu 2.23 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 30 Hungary 2.09 1000 An per square kilometre 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 meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Switzerland?
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Switzerland was 2.25 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.25 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1075 1000 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Switzerland rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Switzerland ranks 27th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.