Gypsum and plaster production fell 35.8% to 165 kt in Switzerland in 2015, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, gypsum and plaster production in Switzerland reached an all time high of 335 kt in 2010 and an all time low of 54.0 kt in 1980. When compared to Switzerland's main peers, gypsum and plaster production in Austria amounted to 715 kt, 1,808 kt in France, 4,200 kt in Germany and 421 kt in Italy in 2015.
Switzerland has been ranked 50th within the group of 84 countries we follow in terms of gypsum and plaster production, 9 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Gypsum and Plaster Production | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Austria | kt | 911 | 872 | 815 | 792 | 635 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| France | kt | 1,887 | 2,066 | 2,452 | 2,315 | 2,079 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | kt | 1,898 | 1,822 | 2,021 | 1,949 | 1,778 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | kt | 19.8 | 20.0 | 3.00 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Italy | kt | 1,600 | 4,441 | 3,643 | 3,201 | 3,192 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | kt | 1,327 | 1,241 | 1,418 | 1,395 | 1,270 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Spain | kt | 8,181 | 6,990 | 7,826 | 6,360 | 7,389 | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | kt | 300 | 335 | 300 | 297 | 284 |