Switzerland vs Uruguay: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre
Switzerland
2,681 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Uruguay
2,838 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland rank
9th
Uruguay rank
8th
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre over time
- Switzerland
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 2,838 kg per square kilometre against 2,681 kg per square kilometre in Switzerland, a difference of 157 kg per square kilometre.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.
Switzerland ranks 9th and Uruguay ranks 8th of 167 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,560 kg per square kilometre | 2,056 kg per square kilometre | 1,504 kg per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 3,715 kg per square kilometre | 2,355 kg per square kilometre | 1,360 kg per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 3,590 kg per square kilometre | 2,419 kg per square kilometre | 1,171 kg per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 3,250 kg per square kilometre | 2,423 kg per square kilometre | 827.43 kg per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 2,897 kg per square kilometre | 2,823 kg per square kilometre | 74.16 kg per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 2,791 kg per square kilometre | 2,809 kg per square kilometre | 18.46 kg per square kilometre | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 2,684 kg per square kilometre | 2,786 kg per square kilometre | 102.16 kg per square kilometre | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre, Switzerland or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 2,838 kg per square kilometre against 2,681 kg per square kilometre in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre between Switzerland and Uruguay?
- 157 kg per square kilometre, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Uruguay?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Switzerland and Uruguay rank globally for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Switzerland ranks 9th and Uruguay ranks 8th of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.