Milk yields per animal in Switzerland
Switzerland: Milk yields per animal was 6,542 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6,542
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
21st
of 191 countries
All-time high
6,576
in 2023
All-time low
3,064
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Milk yields per animal in Switzerland, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 6,542 for milk yields per animal in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk yields per animal in Switzerland peaked at 6,576 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,064, in 1961.
That places Switzerland 21st out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,235 | 3,064 | 3,414 | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,633 | 3,401 | 3,936 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,362 | 3,974 | 4,686 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,962 | 4,721 | 5,356 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,821 | 5,449 | 6,322 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,420 | 6,300 | 6,533 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,506 | 6,430 | 6,576 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Switzerland
- Agriculture share gdp 0.6446 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 0.6446 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
- Rural population 14.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 1.30 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.73 billion current US$ (2025)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 5.71 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk yields per animal in Switzerland?
- Milk yields per animal in Switzerland was 6,542 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest milk yields per animal recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 6,576 in 2023.
- What is the lowest milk yields per animal recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,064 in 1961.
- How does Switzerland rank for milk yields per animal?
- Switzerland ranks 21st out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk yields per animal rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Milk yields per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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