Switzerland: Food production index (2014-2016 = 100)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Switzerland's food production index (2014-2016 = 100) fell 1.27 on 2023 (from 95.06 to 93.79).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −0.2 and a typical year strayed about 3.52 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 10.08 in 1982 and the biggest yearly fall was 7.65 in 1983. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.57 a year. A straight line explains 50% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Switzerland had the 163rd highest value of the 192 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Switzerland in the 2024 ranking

• Lebanon — 160th of 192: 94.43
• Antigua and Barbuda — 161st of 192: 94.41
• Morocco — 162nd of 192: 93.88
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 164th of 192: 93.74
• Denmark — 165th of 192: 93.57
• Croatia — 166th of 192: 92.19

What this measures

Food production index covers food crops that are considered edible and that contain nutrients. Coffee and tea are excluded because, although edible, they have no nutritive value.

Limitations: Agricultural data are collected by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) from official national sources through the questionnaire and are supplemented with information from official secondary data sources. The secondary sources cover official country data from websites of national ministries, national publications and related country data reported by various international organizations. The FAO tries to impose standard definitions and reporting methods, but complete consistency across countries and over time is not possible. Data on agricultural employment, in particular, should be used with caution.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 64 values

Food production index (2014-2016 = 100) in nearby economies

• Albania — 100.61 (2024)
• Armenia — 78.86 (2024)
• Austria — 96.92 (2024)
• Azerbaijan — 129.48 (2024)
• Belarus — 109.65 (2024)
• Belgium — 99.95 (2024)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 120.4 (2024)
• Bulgaria — 95.27 (2024)
• Croatia — 92.19 (2024)
• Cyprus — 107.42 (2024)
• Czechia

More environment data for Switzerland

• Population in largest city — 1.46 million (2025)
• Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 18.67% (2025)
• Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million — 1.46 million (2025)
• Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) — 16% (2025)
• Rural population — 1.3 million (2025)
• Rural population (% of total population) — 14.27% (2025)
• Urban population — 7.79 million (2025)
• Urban population (% of total population) — 85.73% (2025)
• Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 2,539 (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Switzerland's food production index (2014-2016 = 100)?

93.79 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1961?

It is up 17.72% from 79.67 in 1961 (0.26% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 108.42 in 1982 and the lowest 77.39 in 1965.

How does Switzerland rank?

163rd highest of 192 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in food production index (2014-2016 = 100) unusual for Switzerland?

In 2024, Switzerland's food production index (2014-2016 = 100) fell 1.27 on 2023 (from 95.06 to 93.79). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −0.2 and a typical year strayed about 3.52 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator AG.PRD.FOOD.XD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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