Sawnwood — Production in Switzerland

Switzerland: Sawnwood — Production was 1.20 million m3 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1.20 million m3
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
54th
of 254 countries
All-time high
1.99 million m3
in 1990
All-time low
1.04 million m3
in 2013
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sawnwood — Production in Switzerland, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 1.20 million m3 for sawnwood — production in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sawnwood — production in Switzerland peaked at 1.99 million m3 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.04 million m3, in 2013.

Switzerland ranks 54th of 254 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Sawnwood — Production in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Sawnwood — Production in Switzerland, 1961 to 2024.
Year m3 Change
1961 1.18 million m3 —
1962 1.25 million m3 +5.8%
1963 1.38 million m3 +10.4%
1964 1.35 million m3 -1.8%
1965 1.05 million m3 -22.1%
1966 1.13 million m3 +7.1%
1967 1.18 million m3 +4.4%
1968 1.32 million m3 +11.9%
1969 1.35 million m3 +2.3%
1970 1.45 million m3 +7.4%
1971 1.65 million m3 +13.8%
1972 1.69 million m3 +2.1%
1973 1.66 million m3 -1.5%
1974 1.64 million m3 -1.2%
1975 1.30 million m3 -20.4%
1976 1.34 million m3 +3.1%
1977 1.67 million m3 +24.2%
1978 1.54 million m3 -7.8%
1979 1.60 million m3 +3.9%
1980 1.75 million m3 +9.1%
1981 1.78 million m3 +2.3%
1982 1.85 million m3 +3.6%
1983 1.76 million m3 -4.9%
1984 1.51 million m3 -13.9%
1985 1.69 million m3 +11.5%
1986 1.72 million m3 +1.8%
1987 1.65 million m3 -4.0%
1988 1.69 million m3 +2.6%
1989 1.70 million m3 +0.4%
1990 1.99 million m3 +16.8%
1991 1.73 million m3 -13.0%
1992 1.52 million m3 -11.7%
1993 1.41 million m3 -7.5%
1994 1.32 million m3 -6.4%
1995 1.48 million m3 +12.0%
1996 1.35 million m3 -8.4%
1997 1.28 million m3 -5.5%
1998 1.40 million m3 +9.4%
1999 1.52 million m3 +8.9%
2000 1.62 million m3 +6.6%
2001 1.40 million m3 -13.8%
2002 1.39 million m3 -0.6%
2003 1.34 million m3 -3.4%
2004 1.50 million m3 +11.9%
2005 1.59 million m3 +5.7%
2006 1.67 million m3 +4.8%
2007 1.54 million m3 -7.6%
2008 1.54 million m3 -0.1%
2009 1.48 million m3 -3.8%
2010 1.46 million m3 -1.7%
2011 1.31 million m3 -9.8%
2012 1.14 million m3 -13.6%
2013 1.04 million m3 -8.0%
2014 1.14 million m3 +9.2%
2015 1.16 million m3 +2.1%
2016 1.15 million m3 -0.9%
2017 1.09 million m3 -5.9%
2018 1.12 million m3 +3.6%
2019 1.13 million m3 +0.2%
2020 1.17 million m3 +3.8%
2021 1.25 million m3 +6.9%
2022 1.25 million m3 +0.0%
2023 1.20 million m3 -3.8%
2024 1.20 million m3 +0.4%

Switzerland compared with similar countries

  • Switzerland's 1.20 million m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 39,550 m3, 30.5× the median. (74 countries reporting)
  • Switzerland's 1.20 million m3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 990,754 m3, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.24 million m3 1.05 million m3 1.38 million m3 9
1970s 1.55 million m3 1.30 million m3 1.69 million m3 10
1980s 1.71 million m3 1.51 million m3 1.85 million m3 10
1990s 1.50 million m3 1.28 million m3 1.99 million m3 10
2000s 1.51 million m3 1.34 million m3 1.67 million m3 10
2010s 1.17 million m3 1.04 million m3 1.46 million m3 10
2020s 1.21 million m3 1.17 million m3 1.25 million m3 5

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 51 Cameroon 1.37 million m3 compare
  2. 52 Belgium 1.34 million m3 compare
  3. 53 Gabon 1.21 million m3 compare
  4. 55 Belgium-Luxembourg 1.19 million m3 compare
  5. 56 Slovenia 1.15 million m3 compare
  6. 57 Croatia 1.13 million m3 compare

See the full ranking of 284 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sawnwood — production in Switzerland?
Sawnwood — production in Switzerland was 1.20 million m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sawnwood — production recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 1.99 million m3 in 1990.
What is the lowest sawnwood — production recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 1.04 million m3 in 2013.
How does Switzerland rank for sawnwood — production?
Switzerland ranks 54th out of 254 countries with data for 2024.
Is sawnwood — production rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Switzerland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sawnwood — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sawnwood — Production
Unit
m3
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
284 places, 12,905 data points, 1961–2024
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