Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Switzerland
Switzerland: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre was 2.26 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 An per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Switzerland is 2.26 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, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Switzerland peaked at 2.26 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1075 1000 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Switzerland 27th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre 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 | 0.6901 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.6921 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7073 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.7314 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7448 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.746 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.746 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8039 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 0.8729 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8892 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 1.01 1000 An per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2001 | 1.02 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.05 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 1.15 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 1.23 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 1.18 1000 An per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9495 1000 An per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 2007 | 1.15 1000 An per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 2008 | 1.26 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 1.27 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.35 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 1.42 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 1.49 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 1.57 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 1.68 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 1.71 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.74 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.84 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 1.88 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.96 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 2.08 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 2.12 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 2.23 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 2.26 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 2.26 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 2.26 1000 An per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8523 1000 An per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre 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 | 0.7624 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.6901 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.8892 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.13 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.9495 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.27 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.66 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.35 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.96 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.17 1000 An per square kilometre | 2.08 1000 An per square kilometre | 2.26 1000 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 24 Guatemala 2.4 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 25 Pakistan 2.39 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 26 Belarus 2.3 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 28 Japan 2.25 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 29 Sri Lanka 2.24 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 30 Tuvalu 2.23 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, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Switzerland?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Switzerland was 2.26 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.26 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1075 1000 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Switzerland rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre?
- Switzerland ranks 27th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre 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, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat, Poultry — 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, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat, Poultry — 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, Poultry — 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.