Cereal yield in Switzerland
Switzerland: Cereal yield was 5,706 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
In 2023, cereal yield in Switzerland stood at 5,706 kg per hectare.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in Switzerland peaked at 7,045 kg per hectare in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2,873 kg per hectare, in 1961.
That places Switzerland 31st out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,469 kg per hectare | 2,873 kg per hectare | 3,983 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,371 kg per hectare | 3,692 kg per hectare | 5,078 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,505 kg per hectare | 4,624 kg per hectare | 6,781 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,145 kg per hectare | 5,643 kg per hectare | 6,707 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,238 kg per hectare | 5,086 kg per hectare | 6,732 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,372 kg per hectare | 5,155 kg per hectare | 7,045 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,070 kg per hectare | 5,516 kg per hectare | 6,978 kg per hectare | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Switzerland
- 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)
- Land under cereal production 141,863 hectares (2023)
- Cereal production 809,466 metric tons (2023)
- Fertilizer consumption 142.7 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield in Switzerland?
- Cereal yield in Switzerland was 5,706 kg per hectare in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest cereal yield recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 7,045 kg per hectare in 2014.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,873 kg per hectare in 1961.
- How does Switzerland rank for cereal yield?
- Switzerland ranks 31st out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. 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 and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.