Honey by country
Switzerland
Honey, beehives and beeswax in Switzerland as reported to FAO, with the whole series since 1961 and the status of every figure.
natural honey, 2024
official figure
beehives, 2024
official figure
Natural honey, thousand tonnes
Beehives, million
What the figures say
In 2024, Switzerland produced 3,268 tonnes of natural honey (official figure).
Confirmed fact[1]That places it 58 of 121 countries with a FAOSTAT figure for 2024, about 0.2% of world production.
Statistical estimate[1]Compared with 2000 (2,834 t), production rose by 15%.
Statistical estimate[1]The highest figure in the series is 7,496 t in 1995, the lowest 825 t in 1962.
Confirmed fact[1]FAO counts 203,875 beehives in 2024 (official figure). That is 45 of 98 countries.
Confirmed fact[1]Dividing the two figures gives about 16.0 kg of honey per hive. This is a ratio of two FAOSTAT numbers, not a measured yield: hives are counted at one moment, honey over a year.
Statistical estimate[1]
Bees from our catalogue recorded in Switzerland
GBIF occurrence records with coordinates. They show where a bee was found, not its full range.
- Bombus pascuorum48,741 GBIF records
- Bombus lapidarius25,700 GBIF records
- Lasioglossum malachurum21,566 GBIF records
- Bombus terrestris21,353 GBIF records
- Bombus hortorum13,899 GBIF records
- Halictus scabiosae10,673 GBIF records
- Lasioglossum albipes8,854 GBIF records
- Osmia bicornis7,991 GBIF records
- Megachile willughbiella5,718 GBIF records
- Ceratina cyanea5,271 GBIF records
- Anthidium manicatum4,588 GBIF records
- Colletes cunicularius4,119 GBIF records
Honeys linked to this country
Bee plants and flowering calendar for Central Europe
Sources
- FAO (2026). FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products (QCL). Items Bees (1181), Natural honey (1182), Beeswax (1183), area Switzerland. Bulk download, retrieved 29 October 2026. Link
Last checked: 30 October 2026.