Onions and shallots, green — Area harvested in Switzerland
Switzerland: Onions and shallots, green — Area harvested was 250 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Onions and shallots, green — Area harvested in Switzerland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, onions and shallots, green — area harvested in Switzerland stood at 250 ha.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and up 61.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, green — area harvested in Switzerland peaked at 824 ha in 1984 and was at its lowest, 34 ha, in 2003.
Switzerland ranks 39th of 59 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.
Onions and shallots, green — Area harvested in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 600 ha | — |
| 1962 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 280 ha | -53.3% |
| 1964 | 280 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 340 ha | +21.4% |
| 1966 | 320 ha | -5.9% |
| 1967 | 220 ha | -31.2% |
| 1968 | 320 ha | +45.5% |
| 1969 | 320 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 400 ha | +25.0% |
| 1971 | 500 ha | +25.0% |
| 1972 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 450 ha | -10.0% |
| 1974 | 600 ha | +33.3% |
| 1975 | 550 ha | -8.3% |
| 1976 | 500 ha | -9.1% |
| 1977 | 550 ha | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 700 ha | +27.3% |
| 1979 | 570 ha | -18.6% |
| 1980 | 478 ha | -16.1% |
| 1981 | 513 ha | +7.3% |
| 1982 | 639 ha | +24.6% |
| 1983 | 629 ha | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 824 ha | +31.0% |
| 1985 | 626 ha | -24.0% |
| 1986 | 488 ha | -22.0% |
| 1987 | 628 ha | +28.7% |
| 1988 | 593 ha | -5.6% |
| 1989 | 720 ha | +21.4% |
| 1990 | 591 ha | -17.9% |
| 1991 | 601 ha | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 652 ha | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 615 ha | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 540 ha | -12.2% |
| 1995 | 560 ha | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 621 ha | +10.9% |
| 1997 | 560 ha | -9.8% |
| 1998 | 560 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 560 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 600 ha | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 670 ha | +11.7% |
| 2003 | 34 ha | -94.9% |
| 2004 | 77 ha | +126.5% |
| 2005 | 100 ha | +29.9% |
| 2006 | 121 ha | +21.0% |
| 2007 | 119 ha | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 123 ha | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 134 ha | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 144 ha | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 223 ha | +54.9% |
| 2012 | 184 ha | -17.5% |
| 2013 | 208 ha | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 155 ha | -25.5% |
| 2015 | 156 ha | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 173 ha | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 172 ha | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 181 ha | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 171 ha | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 198 ha | +15.8% |
| 2021 | 229 ha | +15.7% |
| 2022 | 220 ha | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 264 ha | +20.0% |
| 2024 | 250 ha | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 364.44 ha | 220 ha | 600 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 532 ha | 400 ha | 700 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 613.8 ha | 478 ha | 824 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 586 ha | 540 ha | 652 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 257.8 ha | 34 ha | 670 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 176.7 ha | 144 ha | 223 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 232.2 ha | 198 ha | 264 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is onions and shallots, green — area harvested in Switzerland?
- Onions and shallots, green — area harvested in Switzerland was 250 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest onions and shallots, green — area harvested recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 824 ha in 1984.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, green — area harvested recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 34 ha in 2003.
- How does Switzerland rank for onions and shallots, green — area harvested?
- Switzerland ranks 39th out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is onions and shallots, green — area harvested rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.3%. 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 Onions and shallots, green — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.