Potato yields in Switzerland
Switzerland: Potato yields was 34.69 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in Switzerland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 34.69 tonnes per hectare for potato yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Switzerland peaked at 48.72 tonnes per hectare in 1996 and was at its lowest, 23 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
Switzerland ranks 21st of 158 countries on this measure, 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 | 26.7 tonnes per hectare | 23 tonnes per hectare | 30.1 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 34.72 tonnes per hectare | 29.7 tonnes per hectare | 38.7 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.38 tonnes per hectare | 30 tonnes per hectare | 42.6 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.27 tonnes per hectare | 33.17 tonnes per hectare | 48.72 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.48 tonnes per hectare | 32.7 tonnes per hectare | 46.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.11 tonnes per hectare | 32.59 tonnes per hectare | 45.78 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.09 tonnes per hectare | 32 tonnes per hectare | 44.6 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
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 potato yields in Switzerland?
- Potato yields in Switzerland was 34.69 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 48.72 tonnes per hectare in 1996.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 23 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Switzerland rank for potato yields?
- Switzerland ranks 21st out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. 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); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.