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Swiss Statistics

Agriculture, forestryKey figures

Primary sector 2008
 HoldingsEmployed persons
Total primary sector62'500175'800
Agriculture60'900168'400
Support activities to agriculture and post-harvest crop activities3001'200
Forestry1'1005'800
Fishery and aquaculture200500
Support activities to agriculture and post-harvest crop activities3001'200

Source: Business Census of the primary sector, Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO)

 

Value added in the primary sector 2010
(in millions CHF to current prices)
Gross value added in the primary sector*5'850
 Gross value added in agriculture**5'440
 Gross value added in forestry*382
 Gross value added in fishing and fish farming*29

*Estimate
**Estimate; small units and horticultural services included
Source: Branch accounts of the primary sector, System of economic and satellite accounts for the primary sector, Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO)

Agricultural structures 2010
Farmholdings, total59'000
 Full-time farm41'000
Jobs in agriculture167'000
Agricultural area used (ha)1'052'000
 Open arable land (ha)272'000
Average agricultural area used pro farmholding (ha)17.8
Cattle livestock (total)*1'591'000
 Cows livestock*700'000
Pigs livestock1'589'000

*Data from Swiss Animal Tracing Database

Source: Agricultural farm census, Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO)

 

Forestry 2010
Total wooded area (ha)1'255'274
 Public forests (ha)885'570
Total wood harvest (m3)5'128'999

Source: Forestry statistics of Switzerland, Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO)

 

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Last updated: 03.10.2011
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