Sub-Saharan Africa vs Switzerland: Cattle: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches
Sub-Saharan Africa
6.1 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
416.19 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd
Switzerland rank
5th
Cattle: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 416.19 kg per square kilometre against 6.1 kg per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 410.09 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 | 2.15 kg per square kilometre | 553.33 kg per square kilometre | 551.18 kg per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 2.51 kg per square kilometre | 577.15 kg per square kilometre | 574.63 kg per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 2.92 kg per square kilometre | 557.78 kg per square kilometre | 554.86 kg per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 3.26 kg per square kilometre | 504.94 kg per square kilometre | 501.68 kg per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 4.07 kg per square kilometre | 450.02 kg per square kilometre | 445.95 kg per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 5.4 kg per square kilometre | 433.36 kg per square kilometre | 427.97 kg per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 5.92 kg per square kilometre | 416.69 kg per square kilometre | 410.77 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 that leaches (n content), per square, Sub-Saharan Africa or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 416.19 kg per square kilometre against 6.1 kg per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square between Sub-Saharan Africa and Switzerland?
- 410.09 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 that leaches (n content), per square?
- 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 that leaches (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 that leaches (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.