Sub-Saharan Africa vs Switzerland: Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre
Sub-Saharan Africa
20.34 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
1,387 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd
Switzerland rank
5th
Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1,387 kg per square kilometre against 20.34 kg per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 1,367 kg per square kilometre.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 68.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd and Switzerland ranks 5th of 2 groups.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.18 kg per square kilometre | 1,844 kg per square kilometre | 1,837 kg per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 8.37 kg per square kilometre | 1,924 kg per square kilometre | 1,915 kg per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 9.73 kg per square kilometre | 1,859 kg per square kilometre | 1,850 kg per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 10.87 kg per square kilometre | 1,683 kg per square kilometre | 1,672 kg per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 13.57 kg per square kilometre | 1,500 kg per square kilometre | 1,487 kg per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 17.99 kg per square kilometre | 1,445 kg per square kilometre | 1,427 kg per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 19.73 kg per square kilometre | 1,389 kg per square kilometre | 1,369 kg per square kilometre | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre, Sub-Saharan Africa or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 1,387 kg per square kilometre against 20.34 kg per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre between Sub-Saharan Africa and Switzerland?
- 1,367 kg per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Switzerland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Switzerland rank globally for cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd and Switzerland ranks 5th of 2 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cattle — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (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.