Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation in Switzerland
Switzerland: Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation was 1.43 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation in Switzerland, 1997–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation in Switzerland is 1.43, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 8.8% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation in Switzerland peaked at 1.71 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.9647, in 2002.
That places Switzerland 21st out of 118 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.16 | — |
| 1998 | 1.35 | +16.6% |
| 1999 | 1.02 | -24.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9986 | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 1.07 | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9647 | -9.6% |
| 2003 | 1.12 | +16.2% |
| 2004 | 1.01 | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 1.07 | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 1.47 | +37.6% |
| 2007 | 1.54 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 1.47 | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 1.29 | -12.1% |
| 2010 | 1.49 | +15.4% |
| 2011 | 1.35 | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 1.38 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 1.53 | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 1.46 | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 1.67 | +14.6% |
| 2016 | 1.66 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.71 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 1.62 | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 1.66 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.51 | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 1.67 | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 1.55 | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 1.57 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 1.43 | -8.8% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 1.43 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8758, 1.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 1.43 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8722, 1.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.18 | 1.02 | 1.35 | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.2 | 0.9647 | 1.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.55 | 1.35 | 1.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.55 | 1.43 | 1.67 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More environment data for Switzerland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2925 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.4333 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.458 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.33 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 14,025 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 29.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Country area — Area, per capita 0.0005 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation in Switzerland?
- Credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation in Switzerland was 1.43 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.71 in 2017.
- What is the lowest credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9647 in 2002.
- How does Switzerland rank for credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation?
- Switzerland ranks 21st out of 118 countries with data for 2024.
- Is credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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, published as part of Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation index US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Credit to agriculture measures the amount of loans and advances given by the banking sector to farmers, rural households, agricultural cooperatives, or any other agri-related businesses. Each country’s central bank compiles its credit stocks by economic activities as part of its monetary and financial statistics publications via annual or quarterly reports online. Data collection has been carried out mostly through reports found on the central bank websites. Data are collected and compiled according to the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC Rev. 4: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/isic) with a special concentration on the credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing sector separately from the ones to manufacturing and services.