Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Switzerland
Switzerland: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 90,449 1000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Switzerland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Switzerland is 90,449 1000 An, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Switzerland peaked at 90,449 1000 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,250 1000 An, in 1961.
Switzerland ranks 76th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,250 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 4,830 1000 An | +13.6% |
| 1963 | 7,000 1000 An | +44.9% |
| 1964 | 8,750 1000 An | +25.0% |
| 1965 | 10,300 1000 An | +17.7% |
| 1966 | 11,300 1000 An | +9.7% |
| 1967 | 12,100 1000 An | +7.1% |
| 1968 | 12,500 1000 An | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 12,900 1000 An | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 13,500 1000 An | +4.7% |
| 1971 | 14,600 1000 An | +8.1% |
| 1972 | 16,130 1000 An | +10.5% |
| 1973 | 17,050 1000 An | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 17,600 1000 An | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 16,070 1000 An | -8.7% |
| 1976 | 16,520 1000 An | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 17,180 1000 An | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 17,610 1000 An | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 18,595 1000 An | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 18,698 1000 An | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 19,798 1000 An | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 19,950 1000 An | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 20,205 1000 An | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 21,131 1000 An | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 22,500 1000 An | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 23,103 1000 An | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 24,097 1000 An | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 26,300 1000 An | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 27,200 1000 An | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 27,278 1000 An | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 27,360 1000 An | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 27,960 1000 An | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 28,910 1000 An | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 29,440 1000 An | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 29,490 1000 An | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 29,490 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 31,775 1000 An | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 34,502 1000 An | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 35,145 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 39,968 1000 An | +13.7% |
| 2001 | 40,248 1000 An | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 41,576 1000 An | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 45,280 1000 An | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 48,520 1000 An | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 46,540 1000 An | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 37,520 1000 An | -19.4% |
| 2007 | 45,310 1000 An | +20.8% |
| 2008 | 49,720 1000 An | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 50,215 1000 An | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 53,225 1000 An | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 56,228 1000 An | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 59,020 1000 An | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 61,839 1000 An | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 66,260 1000 An | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 67,729 1000 An | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 68,713 1000 An | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 72,567 1000 An | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 74,225 1000 An | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 77,285 1000 An | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 82,094 1000 An | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 83,816 1000 An | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 88,277 1000 An | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 89,405 1000 An | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 90,449 1000 An | +1.2% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 90,449 1000 An is above the median for high income countries, which is 55,782 1000 An, 1.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 90,449 1000 An is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 80,517 1000 An, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat, Poultry — 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% | 4,830 1000 An | 7,000 1000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,326 1000 An | 4,250 1000 An | 12,900 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 16,486 1000 An | 13,500 1000 An | 18,595 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 22,298 1000 An | 18,698 1000 An | 27,200 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 30,135 1000 An | 27,278 1000 An | 35,145 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 44,490 1000 An | 37,520 1000 An | 50,215 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 65,709 1000 An | 53,225 1000 An | 77,285 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 86,808 1000 An | 82,094 1000 An | 90,449 1000 An | 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 meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Switzerland?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Switzerland was 90,449 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 90,449 1000 An in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,250 1000 An in 1961.
- How does Switzerland rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Switzerland ranks 76th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. 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.