Agriculture & Rural in Switzerland

4,088 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Switzerland.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of 0.98 % 2023 up 117.8% 75th
Surface area 41,291 sq. km 2023 unchanged 133rd
Agricultural land per capita 0.1683 hectares per capita 2023 down 10.7% 157th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 9.77 kilograms per hectare 2023 down 60.1% 109th
Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 66.21 kilograms per hectare 2023 down 17.2% 54th
Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 17.92 kilograms per hectare 2023 down 39.8% 65th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 66.21 kilograms per hectare 2023 down 17.2% 54th
Fish and seafood production 4,000 tonnes 2023 unchanged 164th
Fertilizer consumption 39,601 tonnes 2023 down 31.0% 111th
Fertilizer use by nutrient 39,888 tonnes 2023 down 18.3% 99th
Cropland area 421,731 hectares 2023 down 1.4% 138th
Unmanufactured tobacco — Production, per square kilometre 0.0207 t per square kilometre 2023 down 22.1% 50th
Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, per square kilometre 0.0099 ha per square kilometre 2023 down 20.8% 56th
FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Value 411.71 1000 No 2023 down 15.0% 91st
FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value 8.41 % 2023 down 22.9% 131st
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture 109.4 1000 No 2023 down 30.1% 98th
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by 2.23 % 2023 down 36.6% 125th
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 26.57 % 2023 down 17.8% 120th
Sunflower seed — Area harvested 7,280 ha 2024 up 84.0% 49th
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, per 0.9816 t per square kilometre 2023 up 7.8% 45th
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per 0.0312 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 63.2% 58th
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm 59.7 % 2023 up 7.0% 38th
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm 40.3 % 2023 down 8.8% 120th
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm 19.41 % 2023 up 67.2% 38th
Cucumbers and gherkins — Gross Production Value 25,906 1000 SLC 2024 up 23.2% 74th
Sunflower seed — Production 15,885 t 2024 up 63.3% 45th
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm 302.31 1000 No 2023 down 7.8% 77th
FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Value 302.31 1000 No 2023 down 7.8% 78th
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 73.43 % 2023 up 8.5% 26th
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 6.17 % 2023 down 16.4% 127th
Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Value 82,613 1000 USD 2024 down 36.6% 51st
Barley — Gross Production Value 37,970 1000 USD 2024 down 41.9% 52nd
Plums and sloes — Gross Production Index Number 143.21 2024 up 1.5% 15th
Plums and sloes — Gross per capita Production Index Number 132.64 2024 down 6.8% 14th
Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Production 287.86 t 2024 down 58.3% 50th
Edible offals of horses and other equines, fresh, chilled or frozen 1,190 An 2024 down 58.9% 55th
Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 1,190 An 2024 down 58.9% 55th
Coefficient of variation of habitual caloric consumption distribution 0.2 No 2024 unchanged 138th
Share of employment in agriculture 2.2% 2025 down 33.8% 156th
Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita 2.2% 2025 down 33.8% 156th
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production 397,105 1000 SLC 2024 up 32.3% 100th
Sunflower-seed oil, crude — Production 6,032 t 2023 up 18.3% 56th
Tomatoes — Gross Production Value 124,604 1000 SLC 2024 up 19.7% 94th
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita 1.5% 2025 down 44.9% 148th
Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services 2.2% 2025 down 33.8% 156th
Strawberries — Gross Production Value 14,308 1000 Int$ 2024 down 19.6% 47th
Horse meat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value 1 1000 Int$ 2024 down 99.6% 77th
Lettuce and chicory — Gross Production Value 152,286 1000 USD 2024 down 28.5% 14th
Millet — Gross Production Index Number 513.87 2024 up 454.3% 3rd
Millet — Gross per capita Production Index Number 477.35 2024 up 408.8% 3rd
Peas, green — Gross Production Index Number 69.34 2024 down 33.2% 70th
Peas, green — Gross per capita Production Index Number 64.32 2024 down 38.7% 70th
Strawberries — Production 8,765 t 2024 down 19.6% 47th
Mules and hinnies — Stocks 758 An 2024 up 9.4% 60th
Raw milk of sheep — Production 6,507 t 2024 up 10.3% 61st
Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 242 kg/An 2024 up 1.3% 23rd
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross 1.48 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 15.4% 80th
Peaches and nectarines — Gross Production Value 103 1000 Int$ 2024 down 38.3% 79th
Shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — Gross 477 1000 USD 2024 up 10.4% 69th
Pears — Gross Production Index Number 101.2 2024 down 11.7% 34th