All Animals: Manure applied to soils (N) … Animals square kilometre in Switzerland
Switzerland: All Animals: Manure applied to soils (N) … Animals square kilometre was 1,824 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1,824 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
10th
of 170 countries
All-time high
2,512 kg per square kilometre
in 1980
All-time low
1,823 kg per square kilometre
in 2020
Years of data
63
1961–2023
All Animals — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 1,824 kg per square kilometre for all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Switzerland peaked at 2,512 kg per square kilometre in 1980 and was at its lowest, 1,823 kg per square kilometre, in 2020.
That places Switzerland 10th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals: Manure applied to soils (N) … Animals square kilometre in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,204 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2,201 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 2,149 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 2,146 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 2,267 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1966 | 2,252 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 2,304 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 2,359 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 2,345 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 2,352 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 2,296 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 2,320 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 2,435 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 2,463 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 2,428 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 2,466 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 2,473 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 2,500 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 2,496 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 2,512 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 2,418 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 2,407 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 2,416 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 2,381 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 2,351 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 2,326 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 2,272 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 2,269 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 2,263 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 2,272 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 2,215 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 2,170 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 2,138 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 2,139 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2,080 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 2,067 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 2,004 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 1,997 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 1,953 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 1,939 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 1,962 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 1,949 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 1,917 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 1,892 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 1,917 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1,923 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1,916 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1,942 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 1,922 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 1,924 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,917 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1,904 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1,886 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 1,894 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1,880 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 1,869 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1,863 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1,861 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,826 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 1,823 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,826 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,835 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1,824 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 1,824 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 454.28 kg per square kilometre, 4.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 1,824 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 473.33 kg per square kilometre, 3.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,247 kg per square kilometre | 2,146 kg per square kilometre | 2,359 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,423 kg per square kilometre | 2,296 kg per square kilometre | 2,500 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,361 kg per square kilometre | 2,263 kg per square kilometre | 2,512 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,103 kg per square kilometre | 1,953 kg per square kilometre | 2,272 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,928 kg per square kilometre | 1,892 kg per square kilometre | 1,962 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,882 kg per square kilometre | 1,826 kg per square kilometre | 1,924 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,827 kg per square kilometre | 1,823 kg per square kilometre | 1,835 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 7 Luxembourg 2,673 kg per square kilometre compare
- 8 Bangladesh 2,104 kg per square kilometre compare
- 9 Germany 1,853 kg per square kilometre compare
- 11 Trinidad and Tobago 1,818 kg per square kilometre compare
- 12 Dominican Republic 1,757 kg per square kilometre compare
- 13 Pakistan 1,501 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Switzerland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2925 Percentage change (2025)
- 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 — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Switzerland?
- All animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Switzerland was 1,824 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per square recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,512 kg per square kilometre in 1980.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per square recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,823 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Switzerland rank for all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per square?
- Switzerland ranks 10th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per square rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — 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.
All Animals — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure applied to soils 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 — 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.