Rye — Area harvested in Switzerland
Switzerland: Rye — Area harvested was 1,970 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rye — Area harvested in Switzerland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rye — area harvested in Switzerland is 1,970 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 6.6% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rye — area harvested in Switzerland peaked at 16,950 ha in 1964 and was at its lowest, 1,539 ha, in 2006.
That places Switzerland 42nd out of 66 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.
Rye — Area harvested in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10,860 ha | — |
| 1962 | 16,260 ha | +49.7% |
| 1963 | 16,400 ha | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 16,950 ha | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 15,366 ha | -9.3% |
| 1966 | 13,210 ha | -14.0% |
| 1967 | 15,430 ha | +16.8% |
| 1968 | 15,000 ha | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 11,328 ha | -24.5% |
| 1970 | 12,630 ha | +11.5% |
| 1971 | 12,170 ha | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 12,120 ha | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 11,180 ha | -7.8% |
| 1974 | 8,750 ha | -21.7% |
| 1975 | 6,196 ha | -29.2% |
| 1976 | 9,060 ha | +46.2% |
| 1977 | 9,090 ha | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 9,370 ha | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 8,580 ha | -8.4% |
| 1980 | 8,058 ha | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 6,610 ha | -18.0% |
| 1982 | 4,830 ha | -26.9% |
| 1983 | 4,070 ha | -15.7% |
| 1984 | 5,110 ha | +25.6% |
| 1985 | 3,759 ha | -26.4% |
| 1986 | 4,290 ha | +14.1% |
| 1987 | 4,170 ha | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 3,520 ha | -15.6% |
| 1989 | 3,830 ha | +8.8% |
| 1990 | 3,446 ha | -10.0% |
| 1991 | 4,820 ha | +39.9% |
| 1992 | 5,030 ha | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 6,870 ha | +36.6% |
| 1994 | 5,550 ha | -19.2% |
| 1995 | 6,862 ha | +23.6% |
| 1996 | 6,697 ha | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 3,973 ha | -40.7% |
| 1998 | 3,367 ha | -15.3% |
| 1999 | 3,433 ha | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 3,643 ha | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 3,284 ha | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 3,628 ha | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 1,990 ha | -45.1% |
| 2004 | 1,680 ha | -15.6% |
| 2005 | 1,677 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,539 ha | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 1,780 ha | +15.7% |
| 2008 | 2,014 ha | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 2,495 ha | +23.9% |
| 2010 | 2,248 ha | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 1,928 ha | -14.2% |
| 2012 | 1,771 ha | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 1,861 ha | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 1,899 ha | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1,928 ha | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1,985 ha | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 2,004 ha | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1,855 ha | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 1,905 ha | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 1,798 ha | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 1,824 ha | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 1,854 ha | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 2,110 ha | +13.8% |
| 2024 | 1,970 ha | -6.6% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 1,970 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 12,740 ha, 15% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 1,970 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6,750 ha, 29% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14,534 ha | 10,860 ha | 16,950 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 9,915 ha | 6,196 ha | 12,630 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,825 ha | 3,520 ha | 8,058 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,005 ha | 3,367 ha | 6,870 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,373 ha | 1,539 ha | 3,643 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,938 ha | 1,771 ha | 2,248 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,911 ha | 1,798 ha | 2,110 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 39 Italy 3,690 ha compare
- 40 Brazil 3,360 ha compare
- 41 North Macedonia 3,189 ha compare
- 43 South Africa 1,782 ha compare
- 44 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,606 ha compare
- 45 Belgium-Luxembourg 1,600 ha compare
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 rye — area harvested in Switzerland?
- Rye — area harvested in Switzerland was 1,970 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rye — area harvested recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 16,950 ha in 1964.
- What is the lowest rye — area harvested recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,539 ha in 2006.
- How does Switzerland rank for rye — area harvested?
- Switzerland ranks 42nd out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rye — area harvested rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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 Rye — 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.