Northern America vs Switzerland: Manure applied — Cropland phosphorus per unit area
Manure applied — Cropland phosphorus per unit area over time
- Northern America
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 29.78 kg/ha against 3.31 kg/ha in Northern America, a difference of 26.47 kg/ha.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 9.0 times Northern America's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Northern America ranks 17th and Switzerland ranks 16th of 29 groups.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern America | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.9 kg/ha | 38.71 kg/ha | 35.82 kg/ha | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 2.78 kg/ha | 43.34 kg/ha | 40.55 kg/ha | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 2.82 kg/ha | 39.04 kg/ha | 36.22 kg/ha | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 2.68 kg/ha | 33 kg/ha | 30.32 kg/ha | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 2.95 kg/ha | 30.89 kg/ha | 27.94 kg/ha | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 3.17 kg/ha | 30.57 kg/ha | 27.4 kg/ha | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 3.32 kg/ha | 29.81 kg/ha | 26.5 kg/ha | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area, Northern America or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 29.78 kg/ha against 3.31 kg/ha in Northern America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area between Northern America and Switzerland?
- 26.47 kg/ha, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and Switzerland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Northern America and Switzerland rank globally for manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Northern America ranks 17th and Switzerland ranks 16th of 29 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Manure applied — Cropland phosphorus per unit area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).