Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Switzerland

Switzerland: Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita was 0.0456 units per person in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.0456 units per person
Change on year
down 10.6%
World rank
60th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.0805 units per person
in 1970
All-time low
0.026 units per person
in 1998
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Switzerland, 1961–2019

0.020.040.060.08196119902019

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 0.0456 units per person for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.6% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Switzerland peaked at 0.0805 units per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.026 units per person, in 1998.

That places Switzerland 60th out of 174 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.

Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Switzerland, 1961 to 2019.
Year units per person Change
1961 0.0706 units per person
1962 0.0756 units per person +7.1%
1963 0.0601 units per person -20.4%
1964 0.0618 units per person +2.7%
1965 0.071 units per person +15.0%
1966 0.0757 units per person +6.7%
1967 0.0688 units per person -9.2%
1968 0.0549 units per person -20.2%
1969 0.073 units per person +33.0%
1970 0.0805 units per person +10.2%
1971 0.0777 units per person -3.5%
1972 0.0638 units per person -17.9%
1973 0.0578 units per person -9.3%
1974 0.0586 units per person +1.3%
1975 0.0549 units per person -6.3%
1976 0.0587 units per person +6.9%
1977 0.051 units per person -13.1%
1978 0.0659 units per person +29.2%
1979 0.0516 units per person -21.7%
1980 0.0531 units per person +2.9%
1981 0.0561 units per person +5.7%
1982 0.0528 units per person -5.9%
1983 0.0646 units per person +22.2%
1984 0.0496 units per person -23.1%
1985 0.0374 units per person -24.8%
1986 0.0399 units per person +6.8%
1987 0.044 units per person +10.3%
1988 0.0346 units per person -21.4%
1989 0.0412 units per person +19.1%
1990 0.0328 units per person -20.3%
1991 0.0348 units per person +6.0%
1992 0.0346 units per person -0.6%
1993 0.0379 units per person +9.4%
1994 0.0295 units per person -22.0%
1995 0.0395 units per person +33.8%
1996 0.0313 units per person -20.8%
1997 0.0316 units per person +1.0%
1998 0.026 units per person -18.0%
1999 0.0349 units per person +34.6%
2000 0.0416 units per person +19.1%
2001 0.0359 units per person -13.8%
2002 0.0406 units per person +13.1%
2003 0.0428 units per person +5.4%
2004 0.0379 units per person -11.4%
2005 0.0272 units per person -28.1%
2006 0.0344 units per person +26.2%
2007 0.0441 units per person +28.2%
2008 0.0527 units per person +19.5%
2009 0.0487 units per person -7.6%
2010 0.0429 units per person -11.8%
2011 0.0584 units per person +36.0%
2012 0.0488 units per person -16.4%
2013 0.0539 units per person +10.5%
2014 0.0512 units per person -5.0%
2015 0.0478 units per person -6.6%
2016 0.0578 units per person +20.9%
2017 0.0624 units per person +7.8%
2018 0.051 units per person -18.3%
2019 0.0456 units per person -10.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0679 units per person 0.0549 units per person 0.0757 units per person 9
1970s 0.0621 units per person 0.051 units per person 0.0805 units per person 10
1980s 0.0473 units per person 0.0346 units per person 0.0646 units per person 10
1990s 0.0333 units per person 0.026 units per person 0.0395 units per person 10
2000s 0.0406 units per person 0.0272 units per person 0.0527 units per person 10
2010s 0.052 units per person 0.0429 units per person 0.0624 units per person 10

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 57 Ireland 0.0482 units per person compare
  2. 58 Cyprus 0.048 units per person compare
  3. 59 Sudan 0.0461 units per person compare
  4. 61 Sri Lanka 0.0446 units per person compare
  5. 62 Gabon 0.0445 units per person compare
  6. 63 Botswana 0.0436 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Switzerland?
Net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Switzerland was 0.0456 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 0.0805 units per person in 1970.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.026 units per person in 1998.
How does Switzerland rank for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita?
Switzerland ranks 60th out of 174 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Switzerland data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Net food imports by crop - Wheat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Net food imports by crop - Wheat ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
174 places, 7,762 data points, 1961–2019
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Net food imports by crop - Wheat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.