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Land under cereal production — Switzerland

Land under cereal production in Switzerland in 2023 — 141,863 ha. Ranked 130 in the world out of 180. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 21.3%.

2023 141,863 ha −0.27% vs 2022
World rank 130of 180
Period maximum 211,903 ha1990
Period minimum 141,145 ha2014

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Land under cereal production — Switzerland, 1961–2023140,000160,000180,000200,000220,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 180,255 ha1963: 175,300 ha1965: 173,683 ha1967: 168,900 ha1969: 175,385 ha1971: 173,480 ha1973: 178,550 ha1975: 177,804 ha1977: 172,310 ha1979: 172,300 ha1981: 174,510 ha1983: 177,400 ha1985: 184,315 ha1987: 186,190 ha1989: 208,040 ha1991: 208,670 ha1993: 201,800 ha1995: 205,248 ha1997: 186,373 ha1999: 182,256 ha2001: 179,576 ha2003: 166,558 ha2005: 167,689 ha2007: 157,777 ha2009: 152,956 ha2011: 145,386 ha2013: 145,871 ha2015: 141,474 ha2017: 143,615 ha2019: 141,771 ha2021: 142,099 ha2023: 141,863 ha
Change over the period: −38,392 (−21.3%) Average annual rate: -0.39 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Switzerland

Switzerland 141,863 ha
World 738M ha
Europe & Central Asia 146M ha
Western Europe computed 16.31M ha
High-income countries computed 188M ha
Land under cereal production — Switzerland, by year Switzerland All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 141,863 −391 −0.27%
2022 142,254 +155 +0.11%
2021 142,099 −2,785 −1.92%
2020 144,884 +3,113 +2.2%
2019 141,771 +416 +0.29%
2018 141,355 −2,260 −1.57%
2017 143,615 −699 −0.48%
2016 144,314 +2,840 +2.01%
2015 141,474 +329 +0.23%
2014 141,145 −4,726 −3.24%
2013 145,871 −1,170 −0.8%
2012 147,041 +1,655 +1.14%
2011 145,386 −6,242 −4.12%
2010 151,628 −1,328 −0.87%
2009 152,956 −3,359 −2.15%
2008 156,315 −1,462 −0.93%
2007 157,777 −6,569 −4%
2006 164,346 −3,343 −1.99%
2005 167,689 +5,936 +3.67%
2004 161,753 −4,805 −2.88%
2003 166,558 −6,924 −3.99%
2002 173,482 −6,094 −3.39%
2001 179,576 −3,095 −1.69%
2000 182,671 +415 +0.23%
1999 182,256 −4,611 −2.47%
1998 186,867 +494 +0.27%
1997 186,373 −10,065 −5.12%
1996 196,438 −8,810 −4.29%
1995 205,248 −3,742 −1.79%
1994 208,990 +7,190 +3.56%
1993 201,800 +560 +0.28%
1992 201,240 −7,430 −3.56%
1991 208,670 −3,233 −1.53%
1990 211,903 +3,863 +1.86%
1989 208,040 +11,530 +5.87%
1988 196,510 +10,320 +5.54%
1987 186,190 −2,370 −1.26%
1986 188,560 +4,245 +2.3%
1985 184,315 +2,875 +1.58%
1984 181,440 +4,040 +2.28%
1983 177,400 +1,470 +0.84%
1982 175,930 +1,420 +0.81%
1981 174,510 +3,845 +2.25%
1980 170,665 −1,635 −0.95%
1979 172,300 −1,110 −0.64%
1978 173,410 +1,100 +0.64%
1977 172,310 −3,290 −1.87%
1976 175,600 −2,204 −1.24%
1975 177,804 −1,935 −1.08%
1974 179,739 +1,189 +0.67%
1973 178,550 −2,450 −1.35%
1972 181,000 +7,520 +4.33%
1971 173,480 +1,860 +1.08%
1970 171,620 −3,765 −2.15%
1969 175,385 +5,975 +3.53%
1968 169,410 +510 +0.3%
1967 168,900 −2,500 −1.46%
1966 171,400 −2,283 −1.31%
1965 173,683 −602 −0.35%
1964 174,285 −1,015 −0.58%
1963 175,300 −9,350 −5.06%
1962 184,650 +4,395 +2.44%
1961 180,255 — —

Western Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

FR France 8.83M DE Germany 6.06M AT Austria 742,450 BE Belgium 324,650 NL Netherlands 186,050 CH Switzerland 141,863 LU Luxembourg 26,730
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About the indicator

The area harvested for cereal crops: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, millet and mixes. It is the harvested area rather than the sown area, so with two harvests a year one field is counted twice — which is exactly why in the tropics the land under cereals can exceed the area of arable land. Together with the grain harvest this series gives the yield, which is what explains the growth of world production with areas almost unchanged.

Important: Harvested area, not sown area: a field with two harvests a year is counted twice. Land under cereals grown for animal feed is included, land cut for hay is not.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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