All Animals: Losses from manure treated (N content) … square in Switzerland
Switzerland: All Animals: Losses from manure treated (N content) … square was 798.82 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
All Animals — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 798.82 kg per square kilometre for all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in Switzerland peaked at 1,202 kg per square kilometre in 1980 and was at its lowest, 798.82 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
Switzerland ranks 7th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals: Losses from manure treated (N content) … square in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,093 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1,093 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,066 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 1,060 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 1,114 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 1,104 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 1,129 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 1,153 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 1,141 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 1,141 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1,115 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 1,126 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 1,174 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 1,184 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 1,168 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 1,184 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 1,187 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 1,195 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 1,194 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 1,202 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 1,160 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 1,153 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 1,154 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 1,139 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 1,123 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 1,110 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 1,083 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 1,079 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 1,080 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1,068 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 1,056 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 1,035 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 1,015 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 1,014 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 987.73 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 979.91 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 947.9 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 944.73 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 919.94 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 910.97 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 921.36 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 911.37 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 891.94 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 876.09 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 885.65 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 889.56 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 883.29 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 896.12 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 879.59 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 878.79 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 874.98 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 867.13 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 857.66 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 856.75 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 849.29 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 840.44 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 835.19 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 833.59 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 812.66 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 806.65 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 807.2 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 806.78 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 798.82 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 798.82 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 87.06 kg per square kilometre, 9.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 798.82 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 178.95 kg per square kilometre, 4.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,106 kg per square kilometre | 1,060 kg per square kilometre | 1,153 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,167 kg per square kilometre | 1,115 kg per square kilometre | 1,195 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,128 kg per square kilometre | 1,079 kg per square kilometre | 1,202 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 996.83 kg per square kilometre | 919.94 kg per square kilometre | 1,068 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 894.59 kg per square kilometre | 876.09 kg per square kilometre | 921.36 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 850.65 kg per square kilometre | 812.66 kg per square kilometre | 878.79 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 804.86 kg per square kilometre | 798.82 kg per square kilometre | 807.2 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
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- Standard Deviation 0.458 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.33 °C (2025)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in Switzerland?
- All animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in Switzerland was 798.82 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,202 kg per square kilometre in 1980.
- What is the lowest all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 798.82 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Switzerland rank for all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square?
- Switzerland ranks 7th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. 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 — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Losses from manure treated (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 — Losses from manure treated (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Losses from manure treated 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 — Losses from manure treated (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.