All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Switzerland
Switzerland: All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 3,445 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
3,445 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
23rd
of 170 countries
All-time high
4,733 kg per square kilometre
in 1980
All-time low
3,439 kg per square kilometre
in 2020
Years of data
63
1961–2023
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Switzerland stood at 3,445 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Switzerland peaked at 4,733 kg per square kilometre in 1980 and was at its lowest, 3,439 kg per square kilometre, in 2020.
That places Switzerland 23rd out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,233 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 4,233 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 4,120 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 4,097 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 4,300 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1966 | 4,284 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 4,361 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 4,465 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 4,438 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 4,453 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 4,334 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 4,377 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 4,577 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 4,647 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 4,595 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 4,669 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 4,675 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 4,723 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 4,716 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 4,733 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 4,562 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 4,538 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 4,551 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 4,509 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 4,452 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 4,408 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 4,306 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 4,293 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 4,294 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 4,297 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 4,226 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 4,144 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 4,081 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 4,087 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 3,992 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 3,966 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 3,844 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 3,824 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 3,744 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 3,714 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 3,755 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 3,730 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 3,675 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 3,625 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 3,668 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 3,686 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 3,675 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 3,730 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 3,684 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 3,687 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 3,663 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 3,637 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 3,603 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 3,609 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 3,557 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 3,535 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 3,523 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 3,517 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 3,453 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 3,439 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 3,445 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 3,461 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 3,445 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 3,445 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,632 kg per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 3,445 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,370 kg per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,281 kg per square kilometre | 4,097 kg per square kilometre | 4,465 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,577 kg per square kilometre | 4,334 kg per square kilometre | 4,723 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,465 kg per square kilometre | 4,293 kg per square kilometre | 4,733 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,021 kg per square kilometre | 3,744 kg per square kilometre | 4,297 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,694 kg per square kilometre | 3,625 kg per square kilometre | 3,755 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,578 kg per square kilometre | 3,453 kg per square kilometre | 3,687 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,447 kg per square kilometre | 3,439 kg per square kilometre | 3,461 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 20 Mauritius 3,620 kg per square kilometre compare
- 21 Trinidad and Tobago 3,484 kg per square kilometre compare
- 22 Uruguay 3,456 kg per square kilometre compare
- 24 Nigeria 3,429 kg per square kilometre compare
- 25 Kenya 3,394 kg per square kilometre compare
- 26 Tonga 3,232 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Switzerland
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.4333 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.458 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.33 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 11.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2741 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0914 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Switzerland?
- All animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Switzerland was 3,445 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 4,733 kg per square kilometre in 1980.
- What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,439 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Switzerland rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Switzerland ranks 23rd out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — 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.
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
All Animals — 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.