Meat production in Switzerland

Meat production in Switzerland was 480,607 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 0.3% from 2023. That is the 71st highest of 194 countries in 2024.

2024, tonnes480,607

Change on 2023-0.3%

Rank71st of 194Countries ranked

Series high494,7132022

Series low259,5011961

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Meat production in Switzerland, 1961 to 2024

tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.

All 64 values

Period	tonnes
2024	480,607
2023	482,280
2022	494,713
2021	492,198
2020	482,986
2019	476,585
2018	489,167
2017	479,555
2016	483,298
2015	479,404
2014	479,593
2013	468,063
2012	473,307
2011	476,181
2010	471,671
2009	454,709
2008	440,891
2007	445,818
2006	440,938
2005	437,820
2004	432,114
2003	433,481
2002	440,080
2001	432,363
2000	412,700
1999	429,644
1998	433,878
1997	421,206
1996	430,181
1995	448,627
1994	437,364
1993	462,639
1992	476,266
1991	484,024
1990	477,407
1989	478,387
1988	473,625
1987	487,810
1986	494,041
1985	491,723
1984	476,546
1983	476,649
1982	483,051
1981	464,632
1980	480,157
1979	457,475
1978	439,460
1977	443,239
1976	425,964
1975	405,221
1974	412,795
1973	395,736
1972	379,394
1971	372,362
1970	358,225
1969	348,622
1968	341,285
1967	311,549
1966	299,427
1965	293,902
1964	275,787
1963	268,387
1962	264,921
1961	259,501

Rankings

Countries by meat production 201 places
EU countries by meat production 27 places

Definition

Meat from animals slaughtered in the country in the calendar year, all species, in tonnes of carcass weight. FAOSTAT item "Meat; Total", the sum FAO calculates from the meat of each species, imported live animals included.

Carcass weight, bone included, so it is higher than the boneless weight in consumption statistics. FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

How to cite

FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510) (Meat production, Switzerland, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

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Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510), Meat production, Switzerland, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 31 Dec. 2025, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/meat-production/switzerland. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510). Meat production, Switzerland, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/meat-production/switzerland.

Harvard

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510), Meat production, Switzerland, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/meat-production/switzerland (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{food_meat_production_switzerland_2024,
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  title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510): Meat production, Switzerland, 1961 to 2024}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/meat-production/switzerland. Publisher attribution: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production\_Crops\_Livestock\_E\_All\_Data\_\%28Normalized\%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.},
}

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