All Animals: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square in Switzerland
Switzerland: All Animals: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square was 2,543 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
All Animals — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, all animals — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Switzerland stood at 2,543 kg per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Switzerland peaked at 3,601 kg per square kilometre in 1980 and was at its lowest, 2,543 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Switzerland 9th 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 management (manure treated, N content) … square in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,197 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 3,193 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 3,118 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 3,109 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 3,280 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1966 | 3,254 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 3,330 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 3,407 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 3,382 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 3,387 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 3,309 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 3,342 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 3,501 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 3,537 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 3,487 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 3,540 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 3,549 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 3,583 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 3,578 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 3,601 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 3,469 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 3,451 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 3,462 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 3,413 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 3,368 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 3,331 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 3,253 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 3,247 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 3,242 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 3,238 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 3,171 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 3,108 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 3,057 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 3,057 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2,973 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 2,952 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 2,861 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 2,853 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 2,786 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 2,764 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 2,796 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 2,773 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 2,723 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 2,685 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 2,718 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 2,728 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 2,714 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 2,752 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 2,716 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 2,718 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 2,708 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 2,687 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 2,660 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 2,667 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 2,646 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 2,627 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 2,617 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 2,613 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 2,559 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 2,550 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 2,554 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 2,562 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 2,543 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 2,543 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 501.9 kg per square kilometre, 5.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 2,543 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 635.36 kg per square kilometre, 4.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,252 kg per square kilometre | 3,109 kg per square kilometre | 3,407 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,481 kg per square kilometre | 3,309 kg per square kilometre | 3,583 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,384 kg per square kilometre | 3,242 kg per square kilometre | 3,601 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,006 kg per square kilometre | 2,786 kg per square kilometre | 3,238 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,737 kg per square kilometre | 2,685 kg per square kilometre | 2,796 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,650 kg per square kilometre | 2,559 kg per square kilometre | 2,718 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,552 kg per square kilometre | 2,543 kg per square kilometre | 2,562 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 6 Malta 3,827 kg per square kilometre compare
- 7 Luxembourg 3,808 kg per square kilometre compare
- 8 Germany 2,547 kg per square kilometre compare
- 10 Bangladesh 2,295 kg per square kilometre compare
- 11 Dominican Republic 1,896 kg per square kilometre compare
- 12 France 1,890 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 management (manure treated, n content), per in Switzerland?
- All animals — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Switzerland was 2,543 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure management (manure treated, n content), per recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 3,601 kg per square kilometre in 1980.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure management (manure treated, n content), per recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,543 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Switzerland rank for all animals — manure management (manure treated, n content), per?
- Switzerland ranks 9th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure management (manure treated, n content), per 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 — Manure management (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 — Manure management (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 — Manure management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure management 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 management (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.