Agriculture & Rural in Switzerland

32 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Switzerland.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% 2024 down 47.6% 169th
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% 2024 down 26.2% 163rd
Rural population 14.3% 2025 down 41.5% 171st
Rural population growth -0.9% 2025 up 62.2% 162nd
Rural population 1.30 million 2025 down 35.8% 120th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.6% 2025 up 4.5% 185th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.73 billion current US$ 2025 up 54.4% 73rd
Land under cereal production 141,863 hectares 2023 down 2.7% 130th
Cereal yield 5,706 kg per hectare 2023 down 4.0% 31st
Cereal production 809,466 metric tons 2023 down 6.7% 113th
Fertilizer consumption 142.7 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 down 29.9% 59th
Land area 39,510 sq. km 2023 down 0.0% 132nd
Agricultural land 14,932 sq. km 2023 down 2.1% 129th
Agricultural land 37.8% 2023 down 2.1% 107th
Arable land 396,421 hectares 2023 down 1.6% 130th
Permanent cropland 0.6% 2023 up 2.9% 136th
Arable land 10.0% 2023 down 1.6% 103rd
Arable land 0.0446 hectares per person 2023 down 10.5% 152nd
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 1.5% 2025 down 44.9% 148th
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 2.9% 2025 down 26.6% 158th
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 2.2% 2025 down 33.8% 156th
Average precipitation in depth 1,537 mm per year 2022 unchanged 56th
Crop production index 97.36 2014-2016 = 100 2022 down 4.3% 142nd
Food production index 97.39 2014-2016 = 100 2022 down 3.1% 157th
Livestock production index 97.4 2014-2016 = 100 2022 down 2.7% 153rd
Forest area 32.4% 2023 up 2.8% 105th
Forest area 12,794 sq. km 2023 up 2.8% 115th
Fertilizer consumption 592.9% 2000 up 3.1% 21st
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture 9.2% 2022 up 15.7% 147th
Surface area 41,291 sq. km 2023 unchanged 133rd
Access to electricity, rural 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Agricultural irrigated land 2.3% 2023 up 1.9% 53rd