> In 2024 Switzerland produced 3,321 t of spring onions and shallots, the 32nd largest in the world (0.06% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 36%.

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# Spring onions and shallots production in Switzerland

In 2024 Switzerland produced 3,321 t of spring onions and shallots, the 32nd largest in the world (0.06% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 36%. The record was 34,853 t in 1997. Area harvested: 250 ha, yield 13.3 t/ha.

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Production, 20243,321 t
World rank32 of 48
10-year change+36%
Record34,853 t1997

## Spring onions and shallots in Switzerland, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Switzerland compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.06%0.05% in 2014
Yield, t/ha13.3world 22.3 (−40%)
kg per person0.37world 0.68
10-year change+36%world +16%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 30 | [Jordan](https://husfarm.com/production/spring-onions/jordan/) | 5,608 | 0.10% |
| 31 | [Hong Kong](https://husfarm.com/production/spring-onions/hong-kong/) | 4,755 | 0.09% |
| 32 | **Switzerland** | 3,321 | 0.06% |
| 33 | [North Macedonia](https://husfarm.com/production/spring-onions/north-macedonia/) | 1,964 | 0.04% |
| 34 | [Comoros](https://husfarm.com/production/spring-onions/comoros/) | 1,633 | 0.03% |

[Full ranking of 48 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/spring-onions/)

### Map of world production of spring onions and shallots

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Share of the world total; Switzerland is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 3,321 | +3.7% | 250 | 13.28 |
| 2023 | 3,202 | −0.2% | 264 | 12.13 |
| 2022 | 3,209 | +10% | 220 | 14.59 |
| 2021 | 2,913 | +0.3% | 229 | 12.72 |
| 2020 | 2,904 | +13% | 198 | 14.67 |
| 2019 | 2,565 | −4.1% | 171 | 15.00 |
| 2018 | 2,675 | −7.3% | 181 | 14.78 |
| 2017 | 2,885 | +8.2% | 172 | 16.77 |
| 2016 | 2,666 | +21% | 173 | 15.41 |
| 2015 | 2,207 | −9.7% | 156 | 14.15 |
| 2014 | 2,443 | +17% | 155 | 15.76 |
| 2013 | 2,080 | −7.0% | 208 | 10.00 |
| 2012 | 2,236 | −9.4% | 184 | 12.15 |
| 2011 | 2,467 | +23% | 223 | 11.06 |
| 2010 | 2,008 | −3.7% | 144 | 13.94 |
| 2009 | 2,086 | +0.3% | 134 | 15.57 |
| 2008 | 2,080 | −0.6% | 123 | 16.91 |
| 2007 | 2,093 | +19% | 119 | 17.59 |
| 2006 | 1,763 | +1.1% | 121 | 14.57 |
| 2005 | 1,744 | −19% | 100 | 17.44 |
| 2004 | 2,155 | +73% | 77 | 27.99 |
| 2003 | 1,248 | −95% | 34 | 36.71 |
| 2002 | 26,810 | +11% | 670 | 40.01 |
| 2001 | 24,199 | −13% | 600 | 40.33 |
| 2000 | 27,952 | −6.8% | 600 | 46.59 |
| 1999 | 30,000 | −13% | 560 | 53.57 |
| 1998 | 34,500 | −1.0% | 560 | 61.61 |
| 1997 | 34,853 | +3.0% | 560 | 62.24 |
| 1996 | 33,839 | +25% | 621 | 54.49 |
| 1995 | 27,038 | +27% | 560 | 48.28 |
| 1994 | 21,300 | −8.1% | 540 | 39.44 |
| 1993 | 23,180 | +11% | 615 | 37.69 |
| 1992 | 20,870 | −13% | 652 | 32.01 |
| 1991 | 24,124 | −9.4% | 601 | 40.14 |
| 1990 | 26,638 | −14% | 591 | 45.07 |
| 1989 | 31,033 | +27% | 720 | 43.10 |
| 1988 | 24,527 | +1.5% | 593 | 41.36 |
| 1987 | 24,160 | +41% | 628 | 38.47 |
| 1986 | 17,147 | −38% | 488 | 35.14 |
| 1985 | 27,523 | −14% | 626 | 43.97 |
| 1984 | 31,940 | +49% | 824 | 38.76 |
| 1983 | 21,400 | −6.1% | 629 | 34.02 |
| 1982 | 22,800 | +8.6% | 639 | 35.68 |
| 1981 | 21,000 | +24% | 513 | 40.94 |
| 1980 | 17,000 | +9.7% | 478 | 35.56 |
| 1979 | 15,500 | −30% | 570 | 27.19 |
| 1978 | 22,000 | +13% | 700 | 31.43 |
| 1977 | 19,500 | +39% | 550 | 35.45 |
| 1976 | 14,000 | −26% | 500 | 28.00 |
| 1975 | 19,000 | −2.6% | 550 | 34.55 |
| 1974 | 19,500 | +39% | 600 | 32.50 |
| 1973 | 14,000 | −6.7% | 450 | 31.11 |
| 1972 | 15,000 | −6.3% | 500 | 30.00 |
| 1971 | 16,000 | +45% | 500 | 32.00 |
| 1970 | 11,000 | +15% | 400 | 27.50 |
| 1969 | 9,600 | 0.0% | 320 | 30.00 |
| 1968 | 9,600 | +45% | 320 | 30.00 |
| 1967 | 6,600 | −33% | 220 | 30.00 |
| 1966 | 9,800 | +23% | 320 | 30.63 |
| 1965 | 8,000 | −5.9% | 340 | 23.53 |
| 1964 | 8,500 | −5.6% | 280 | 30.36 |
| 1963 | 9,000 | −31% | 280 | 32.14 |
| 1962 | 13,000 | +8.3% | 600 | 21.67 |
| 1961 | 12,000 | — | 600 | 20.00 |

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of spring onions and shallots in Switzerland?

Switzerland produced 3,321 t in 2024, 0.06% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Switzerland rank in the world for production of spring onions and shallots?

Switzerland ranked 32nd of 48 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 16.3% of the world total.

### How has the production of spring onions and shallots in Switzerland changed?

It rose by 36% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +16% for the world. The record was 34,853 t in 1997.

### What is the yield of spring onions and shallots in Switzerland?

13.3 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (3,321 t from 250 ha), against a world average of 22.3 t/ha.

### Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[China](https://husfarm.com/production/spring-onions/china/)[Mali](https://husfarm.com/production/spring-onions/mali/)[Angola](https://husfarm.com/production/spring-onions/angola/)[Japan](https://husfarm.com/production/spring-onions/japan/)[South Korea](https://husfarm.com/production/spring-onions/south-korea/)[Morocco](https://husfarm.com/production/spring-onions/morocco/)[Tunisia](https://husfarm.com/production/spring-onions/tunisia/)[New Zealand](https://husfarm.com/production/spring-onions/new-zealand/)[Nigeria](https://husfarm.com/production/spring-onions/nigeria/)[Thailand](https://husfarm.com/production/spring-onions/thailand/)[Turkey](https://husfarm.com/production/spring-onions/turkey/)[Ecuador](https://husfarm.com/production/spring-onions/ecuador/)
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Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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