Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Switzerland
Switzerland: Wheat — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0094 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Switzerland, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, wheat — area harvested, per capita in Switzerland stood at 0.0094 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per capita in Switzerland peaked at 0.0214 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0094 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Switzerland 58th out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0214 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0195 ha per person | -9.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0185 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0184 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0186 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0182 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0176 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0178 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0175 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0158 ha per person | -9.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0153 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0156 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0145 ha per person | -7.2% |
| 1974 | 0.014 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0142 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0144 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0142 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0141 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0137 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0143 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0137 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0138 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0142 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0148 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 0.015 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0148 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0146 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0142 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0149 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0149 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0144 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0141 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0139 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0148 ha per person | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0146 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0142 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0138 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0137 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0132 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0133 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0127 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0126 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0118 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0119 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0125 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0125 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.012 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.012 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0118 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0116 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0111 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0112 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.011 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0106 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0106 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0106 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0103 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0103 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0101 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0098 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0103 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0101 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0098 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0094 ha per person | -3.6% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.0094 ha per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0299 ha per person, 32% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.0094 ha per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0366 ha per person, 26% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0186 ha per person | 0.0175 ha per person | 0.0214 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0146 ha per person | 0.0137 ha per person | 0.0158 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0144 ha per person | 0.0137 ha per person | 0.015 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0142 ha per person | 0.0132 ha per person | 0.0149 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0123 ha per person | 0.0118 ha per person | 0.0133 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0107 ha per person | 0.0101 ha per person | 0.0116 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0099 ha per person | 0.0094 ha per person | 0.0103 ha per person | 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 wheat — area harvested, per capita in Switzerland?
- Wheat — area harvested, per capita in Switzerland was 0.0094 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0214 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0094 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Switzerland rank for wheat — area harvested, per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 58th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.