FAOSTAT · 1961–2024

All vegetables production in Switzerland

In 2024 Switzerland produced 370,915 t of all vegetables, the 107th largest in the world (0.03% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 9.9%. The record was 426,888 t in 2017. Area harvested: 16,903 ha, yield 21.9 t/ha.

Production, 2024: 370,915 t
World rank: 107 of 192
10-year change: −9.9%
Record: 426,888 t; 2017

All vegetables in Switzerland, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

Switzerland compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total: 0.03%; 0.04% in 2014
Yield, t/ha: 21.9; world 19.8 (+11%)
kg per person: 41.6; world 145
10-year change: −9.9%; world +13%

Position in the world ranking

#	Country	Tonnes	Share
105	Madagascar	466,887	0.04%
106	Zambia	433,325	0.04%
107	Switzerland	370,915	0.03%
108	Sweden	366,020	0.03%
109	Honduras	364,598	0.03%

Full ranking of 192 countries

Map of world production of vegetables

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
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	370,915	+1.3%	16,903	21.94
2023	366,121	−11%	16,968	21.58
2022	410,119	+22%	16,995	24.13
2021	335,342	−17%	16,608	20.19
2020	404,208	+6.3%	17,693	22.85
2019	380,412	−6.3%	16,490	23.07
2018	406,047	−4.9%	16,784	24.19
2017	426,888	+7.5%	16,569	25.76
2016	396,968	−0.1%	15,950	24.89
2015	397,169	−3.5%	16,072	24.71
2014	411,546	+8.0%	15,778	26.08
2013	381,050	−3.8%	15,187	25.09
2012	395,917	−6.9%	14,965	26.46
2011	425,167	+17%	15,603	27.25
2010	364,400	−4.5%	14,923	24.42
2009	381,401	+4.4%	14,793	25.78
2008	365,272	+8.1%	15,394	23.73
2007	337,751	+17%	14,046	24.05
2006	288,997	−7.5%	13,211	21.88
2005	312,399	−5.0%	13,890	22.49
2004	328,953	+18%	13,524	24.32
2003	277,677	−18%	13,419	20.69
2002	338,452	+7.1%	14,175	23.88
2001	315,965	−5.9%	13,322	23.72
2000	335,686	+2.9%	13,546	24.78
1999	326,336	−6.2%	13,150	24.82
1998	348,057	−7.1%	12,387	28.10
1997	374,820	+1.1%	13,003	28.83
1996	370,691	+12%	13,005	28.50
1995	330,712	+12%	13,308	24.85
1994	295,697	−4.4%	12,842	23.03
1993	309,146	+1.1%	12,769	24.21
1992	305,786	−3.3%	13,133	23.28
1991	316,299	+2.8%	12,841	24.63
1990	307,696	+0.0%	10,772	28.56
1989	307,555	−2.0%	11,314	27.18
1988	313,849	+27%	11,943	26.28
1987	246,202	−6.0%	10,650	23.12
1986	261,823	−28%	10,462	25.03
1985	361,177	−4.3%	13,367	27.02
1984	377,287	+15%	13,423	28.11
1983	328,008	−2.0%	12,246	26.78
1982	334,857	−7.5%	13,359	25.07
1981	361,814	+21%	13,799	26.22
1980	297,857	+15%	11,502	25.90
1979	258,957	−21%	10,925	23.70
1978	329,788	+14%	13,773	23.94
1977	288,905	+11%	11,961	24.15
1976	260,802	+1.2%	11,528	22.62
1975	257,829	−2.7%	10,886	23.68
1974	264,850	−2.9%	11,550	22.93
1973	272,870	+4.6%	11,336	24.07
1972	260,820	−10%	11,030	23.65
1971	290,820	+13%	12,160	23.92
1970	256,830	−1.2%	11,385	22.56
1969	259,945	+0.1%	11,666	22.28
1968	259,770	−7.2%	11,890	21.85
1967	279,940	−2.9%	12,754	21.95
1966	288,300	+21%	13,010	22.16
1965	237,850	−12%	11,056	21.51
1964	269,200	−5.8%	12,225	22.02
1963	285,800	+15%	12,985	22.01
1962	248,000	−17%	11,890	20.86
1961	299,200	—	14,920	20.05

Questions and answers

What is the production of vegetables in Switzerland?

Switzerland produced 370,915 t in 2024, 0.03% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

Where does Switzerland rank in the world for production of vegetables?

Switzerland ranked 107th of 192 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 50.9% of the world total.

How has the production of vegetables in Switzerland changed?

It fell by 9.9% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +13% for the world. The record was 426,888 t in 2017.

What is the yield of vegetables in Switzerland?

21.9 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (370,915 t from 16,903 ha), against a world average of 19.8 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 India Turkey United States Egypt Vietnam Nigeria Mexico Russia Indonesia Spain Uzbekistan

All countries producing all vegetables

Other products of Switzerland

Cow milk Sugar beet Skim milk of cows Potatoes Beer Wheat Apples Pork (pig meat)Cheese from whole cow milk Raw sugar Maize Beef (cattle meat)

Agricultural production in Switzerland

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.