Meat production in Switzerland
Switzerland: Meat production was 480,607 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat production in Switzerland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 480,607 tonnes for meat production in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat production in Switzerland peaked at 494,713 tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 259,501 tonnes, in 1961.
Switzerland ranks 71st of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 295,931 tonnes | 259,501 tonnes | 348,622 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 408,987 tonnes | 358,225 tonnes | 457,475 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 480,662 tonnes | 464,632 tonnes | 494,041 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 450,124 tonnes | 421,206 tonnes | 484,024 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 437,091 tonnes | 412,700 tonnes | 454,709 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 477,682 tonnes | 468,063 tonnes | 489,167 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 486,557 tonnes | 480,607 tonnes | 494,713 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 68 Burkina Faso 552,048 tonnes compare
- 69 Serbia 545,829 tonnes compare
- 70 Papua New Guinea 531,162 tonnes compare
- 72 Czechia 475,908 tonnes compare
- 73 Yemen, Rep. 453,607 tonnes compare
- 74 Tajikistan 452,315 tonnes compare
More agriculture & rural data for Switzerland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.73 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 1.30 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 14.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 141,863 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat production in Switzerland?
- Meat production in Switzerland was 480,607 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest meat production recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 494,713 tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest meat production recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 259,501 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Switzerland rank for meat production?
- Switzerland ranks 71st out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat production rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Meat production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Expressed in tonnes. Includes cattle, poultry, sheep/mutton, goat, pigmeat, and wild game.