Number of unique plant genetic samples in conservation facilities in Switzerland
Switzerland: Number of unique plant genetic samples in conservation facilities was 40,037 number in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of unique plant genetic samples in conservation facilities in Switzerland, 1995–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 40,037 number for number of unique plant genetic samples in conservation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of unique plant genetic samples in conservation facilities in Switzerland peaked at 40,037 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 24,270 number, in 1995.
That places Switzerland 25th out of 118 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Number of unique plant genetic samples in conservation facilities in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 24,270 number | — |
| 2000 | 24,780 number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 29,213 number | +17.9% |
| 2010 | 37,967 number | +30.0% |
| 2012 | 39,684 number | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 39,908 number | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 39,942 number | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 39,949 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 39,953 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 39,953 number | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 40,037 number | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 40,037 number | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 40,037 number | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 40,037 number | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 40,037 number | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24,270 number | 24,270 number | 24,270 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 26,996 number | 24,780 number | 29,213 number | 2 |
| 2010s | 39,622 number | 37,967 number | 39,953 number | 7 |
| 2020s | 40,037 number | 40,037 number | 40,037 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of unique plant genetic samples in conservation facilities in Switzerland?
- Number of unique plant genetic samples in conservation facilities in Switzerland was 40,037 number in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of unique plant genetic samples in conservation facilities recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 40,037 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of unique plant genetic samples in conservation facilities recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,270 number in 1995.
- How does Switzerland rank for number of unique plant genetic samples in conservation facilities?
- Switzerland ranks 25th out of 118 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of unique plant genetic samples in conservation facilities rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of unique plant genetic samples in conservation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Plant genetic resources accessions stored ex situ (number).