Onion consumption per capita rose 9.37% to 6.42 kg in Switzerland in 2021, according to Faostat.
Historically, onion consumption per capita in Switzerland reached an all time high of 6.42 kg in 2021 and an all time low of 0.010 kg in 1985. When compared to Switzerland's main peers, onion consumption per capita in Austria amounted to 10.8 kg, 10.6 kg in France, 9.94 kg in Germany and 7.11 kg in Italy in 2021.
Switzerland has been ranked 102nd within the group of 156 countries we follow in terms of onion consumption per capita, 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Onion Consumption Per Capita | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Austria | kg | 13.4 | 13.0 | 11.7 | 8.73 | 10.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | kg | 0.950 | 0.910 | 0.800 | 0.840 | 1.16 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | kg | 6.32 | 6.67 | 6.68 | 6.65 | 9.74 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | kg | 6.45 | 7.42 | 7.40 | 6.19 | 8.95 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | kg | 6.93 | 7.26 | 6.64 | 6.34 | 6.45 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | kg | 6.23 | 7.53 | 6.47 | 6.29 | 8.23 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | kg | 11.3 | 13.5 | 13.2 | 10.5 | 13.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | kg | 8.03 | 9.40 | 8.18 | 7.38 | 7.90 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | kg | 17.0 | 20.5 | 18.9 | 18.5 | 20.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | kg | 4.22 | 5.66 | 4.78 | 5.09 | 5.53 |
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