Mixed grain — Area harvested in Switzerland
Switzerland: Mixed grain — Area harvested was 264 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mixed grain — Area harvested in Switzerland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, mixed grain — area harvested in Switzerland stood at 264 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.9% on the previous year and up 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mixed grain — area harvested in Switzerland peaked at 7,304 ha in 1962 and was at its lowest, 140 ha, in 1993.
That places Switzerland 21st out of 35 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mixed grain — Area harvested in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,763 ha | — |
| 1962 | 7,304 ha | +8.0% |
| 1963 | 6,696 ha | -8.3% |
| 1964 | 5,633 ha | -15.9% |
| 1965 | 3,697 ha | -34.4% |
| 1966 | 4,424 ha | +19.7% |
| 1967 | 3,868 ha | -12.6% |
| 1968 | 3,610 ha | -6.7% |
| 1969 | 2,824 ha | -21.8% |
| 1970 | 3,210 ha | +13.7% |
| 1971 | 3,410 ha | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 3,430 ha | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 3,260 ha | -5.0% |
| 1974 | 2,849 ha | -12.6% |
| 1975 | 2,257 ha | -20.8% |
| 1976 | 1,980 ha | -12.3% |
| 1977 | 1,690 ha | -14.6% |
| 1978 | 1,830 ha | +8.3% |
| 1979 | 1,770 ha | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 871 ha | -50.8% |
| 1981 | 770 ha | -11.6% |
| 1982 | 780 ha | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 770 ha | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 510 ha | -33.8% |
| 1985 | 474 ha | -7.1% |
| 1986 | 470 ha | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 520 ha | +10.6% |
| 1988 | 410 ha | -21.2% |
| 1989 | 360 ha | -12.2% |
| 1990 | 349 ha | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 270 ha | -22.6% |
| 1992 | 210 ha | -22.2% |
| 1993 | 140 ha | -33.3% |
| 1994 | 360 ha | +157.1% |
| 1995 | 566 ha | +57.2% |
| 1996 | 652 ha | +15.2% |
| 1997 | 583 ha | -10.6% |
| 1998 | 540 ha | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 211 ha | -60.9% |
| 2000 | 291 ha | +37.9% |
| 2001 | 244 ha | -16.2% |
| 2002 | 397 ha | +62.7% |
| 2003 | 344 ha | -13.4% |
| 2004 | 258 ha | -25.0% |
| 2005 | 254 ha | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 231 ha | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 194 ha | -16.0% |
| 2008 | 218 ha | +12.4% |
| 2009 | 189 ha | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 170 ha | -10.1% |
| 2011 | 170 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 182 ha | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 207 ha | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 182 ha | -12.1% |
| 2015 | 196 ha | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 221 ha | +12.8% |
| 2017 | 245 ha | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 222 ha | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 266 ha | +19.8% |
| 2020 | 256 ha | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 213 ha | -16.8% |
| 2022 | 242 ha | +13.6% |
| 2023 | 236 ha | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 264 ha | +11.9% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 264 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 910 ha, 29% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 264 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 587 ha, 45% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mixed grain — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +157.1% | 140 ha | 360 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,980 ha | 2,824 ha | 7,304 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,569 ha | 1,690 ha | 3,430 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 593.5 ha | 360 ha | 871 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 388.1 ha | 140 ha | 652 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 262 ha | 189 ha | 397 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 206.1 ha | 170 ha | 266 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 242.2 ha | 213 ha | 264 ha | 5 |
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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 mixed grain — area harvested in Switzerland?
- Mixed grain — area harvested in Switzerland was 264 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mixed grain — area harvested recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 7,304 ha in 1962.
- What is the lowest mixed grain — area harvested recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 140 ha in 1993.
- How does Switzerland rank for mixed grain — area harvested?
- Switzerland ranks 21st out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mixed grain — area harvested rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.1%. 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 Mixed grain — Area harvested. 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.