Rye yields in Switzerland
Switzerland: Rye yields was 3.75 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rye yields in Switzerland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 3.75 tonnes per hectare for rye yields in 2024.
That represents a change of down 23.4% on the previous year and down 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rye yields in Switzerland peaked at 6.81 tonnes per hectare in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.04 tonnes per hectare, in 1963.
Switzerland ranks 14th of 64 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 | 3.6 tonnes per hectare | 3.04 tonnes per hectare | 4.08 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.3 tonnes per hectare | 3.91 tonnes per hectare | 4.74 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.86 tonnes per hectare | 4.34 tonnes per hectare | 5.56 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.75 tonnes per hectare | 5.05 tonnes per hectare | 6.62 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.9 tonnes per hectare | 5.28 tonnes per hectare | 6.73 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.89 tonnes per hectare | 4.24 tonnes per hectare | 6.81 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.88 tonnes per hectare | 3.75 tonnes per hectare | 5.75 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 rye yields in Switzerland?
- Rye yields in Switzerland was 3.75 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rye yields recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 6.81 tonnes per hectare in 2014.
- What is the lowest rye yields recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.04 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- How does Switzerland rank for rye yields?
- Switzerland ranks 14th out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rye yields rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.9%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Rye yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.