Wheat — Production, per square kilometre in Switzerland
Switzerland: Wheat — Production, per square kilometre was 11.33 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
11.33 t per square kilometre
Change on year
down 8.1%
World rank
28th
of 110 countries
All-time high
16.86 t per square kilometre
in 1996
All-time low
7.66 t per square kilometre
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Wheat — Production, per square kilometre in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 11.33 t per square kilometre for wheat — production, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 8.1% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — production, per square kilometre in Switzerland peaked at 16.86 t per square kilometre in 1996 and was at its lowest, 7.66 t per square kilometre, in 1963.
Switzerland ranks 28th of 110 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Wheat — Production, per square kilometre in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.99 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 10.62 t per square kilometre | +32.8% |
| 1963 | 7.66 t per square kilometre | -27.9% |
| 1964 | 9.83 t per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 1965 | 8.92 t per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1966 | 8.8 t per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 10.77 t per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 1968 | 10.53 t per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 9.59 t per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1970 | 8.8 t per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1971 | 9.56 t per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1972 | 10.36 t per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1973 | 8.73 t per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 1974 | 10.41 t per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1975 | 8.99 t per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 1976 | 10.11 t per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1977 | 8.18 t per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 1978 | 10.32 t per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 1979 | 10.7 t per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 9.98 t per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1981 | 10.34 t per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 10.98 t per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 11.27 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 15.1 t per square kilometre | +33.9% |
| 1985 | 13.9 t per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1986 | 12.44 t per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1987 | 11.68 t per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1988 | 14.28 t per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 1989 | 16.42 t per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1990 | 14.23 t per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1991 | 14.77 t per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 13.54 t per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 14.52 t per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 14.35 t per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 15.52 t per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 16.86 t per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 14.79 t per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1998 | 15.26 t per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 12.53 t per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 2000 | 14.39 t per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2001 | 12.79 t per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 13.07 t per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 11.06 t per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 2004 | 13.65 t per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 2005 | 13.44 t per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 13.76 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 13.76 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 13.9 t per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 13.92 t per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 13.26 t per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 14 t per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 13.05 t per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 12.14 t per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 13.94 t per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2015 | 13.34 t per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 9.79 t per square kilometre | -26.7% |
| 2017 | 13.43 t per square kilometre | +37.2% |
| 2018 | 12.94 t per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 12.59 t per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 13.38 t per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 11.62 t per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2022 | 12.32 t per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 11.33 t per square kilometre | -8.1% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 11.33 t per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.68 t per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 11.33 t per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13.25 t per square kilometre, 85% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.41 t per square kilometre | 7.66 t per square kilometre | 10.77 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.62 t per square kilometre | 8.18 t per square kilometre | 10.7 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.64 t per square kilometre | 9.98 t per square kilometre | 16.42 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.64 t per square kilometre | 12.53 t per square kilometre | 16.86 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.37 t per square kilometre | 11.06 t per square kilometre | 14.39 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.85 t per square kilometre | 9.79 t per square kilometre | 14 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.16 t per square kilometre | 11.33 t per square kilometre | 13.38 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
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 — production, per square kilometre in Switzerland?
- Wheat — production, per square kilometre in Switzerland was 11.33 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — production, per square kilometre recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 16.86 t per square kilometre in 1996.
- What is the lowest wheat — production, per square kilometre recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.66 t per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Switzerland rank for wheat — production, per square kilometre?
- Switzerland ranks 28th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wheat — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Wheat — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.