Millet yields in Switzerland
Switzerland: Millet yields was 2.34 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Millet yields in Switzerland, 2009–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, millet yields in Switzerland stood at 2.34 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.6% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, millet yields in Switzerland peaked at 4.72 tonnes per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.1 tonnes per hectare, in 2015.
That places Switzerland 11th out of 89 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Millet yields in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2.87 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2010 | 2.88 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 2.52 tonnes per hectare | -12.6% |
| 2012 | 2.37 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 4.24 tonnes per hectare | +100.7% |
| 2018 | 4.01 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 4.72 tonnes per hectare | +17.8% |
| 2020 | 3.34 tonnes per hectare | -29.3% |
| 2021 | 3.22 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 3.07 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 2.95 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | -20.6% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 2.34 tonnes per hectare is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.72 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 2.34 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.72 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Millet yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +100.7% | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | 4.24 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.87 tonnes per hectare | 2.87 tonnes per hectare | 2.87 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.96 tonnes per hectare | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | 4.72 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.98 tonnes per hectare | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | 3.34 tonnes per hectare | 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 millet yields in Switzerland?
- Millet yields in Switzerland was 2.34 tonnes per hectare 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 millet yields recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.72 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest millet yields recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1 tonnes per hectare in 2015.
- How does Switzerland rank for millet yields?
- Switzerland ranks 11th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is millet yields rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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 Millet yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.