Whey, dry — Production in Switzerland
Switzerland: Whey, dry — Production was 73,352 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Whey, dry — Production in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for whey, dry — production in Switzerland is 73,352 t, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, whey, dry — production in Switzerland peaked at 97,000 t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,680 t, in 1991.
That places Switzerland 12th out of 47 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,556 t | 4,500 t | 12,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,035 t | 4,096 t | 10,000 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,423 t | 2,739 t | 4,079 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,322 t | 1,680 t | 17,400 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 42,450 t | 20,500 t | 65,000 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 71,640 t | 55,700 t | 97,000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 74,493 t | 70,594 t | 77,823 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More agriculture & rural data for Switzerland
- Agriculture share gdp 0.6446 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 0.6446 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
- Rural population 14.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 1.30 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.73 billion current US$ (2025)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Production 756.04 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is whey, dry — production in Switzerland?
- Whey, dry — production in Switzerland was 73,352 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest whey, dry — production recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 97,000 t in 2015.
- What is the lowest whey, dry — production recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,680 t in 1991.
- How does Switzerland rank for whey, dry — production?
- Switzerland ranks 12th out of 47 countries with data for 2023.
- Is whey, dry — production rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. 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 Whey, dry — Production. 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.