Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Switzerland
Switzerland: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 2,681 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Switzerland is 2,681 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Switzerland peaked at 3,825 kg per square kilometre in 1979 and was at its lowest, 2,681 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
Switzerland ranks 9th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,554 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 3,591 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 3,463 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1964 | 3,411 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 3,538 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 3,566 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 3,629 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 3,649 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 3,641 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 3,677 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 3,538 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1972 | 3,566 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 3,672 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 3,755 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 3,734 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 3,791 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 3,784 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 3,804 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 3,825 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 3,806 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 3,682 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 3,653 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 3,626 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 3,639 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 3,591 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 3,546 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 3,464 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 3,435 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 3,463 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 3,454 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 3,421 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 3,344 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 3,272 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 3,285 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 3,263 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 3,258 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 3,127 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 3,077 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 3,002 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 2,956 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 2,986 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 2,948 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 2,891 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 2,833 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 2,847 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 2,859 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 2,861 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 2,921 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 2,872 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 2,859 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 2,843 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 2,823 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 2,808 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 2,806 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 2,783 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 2,772 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 2,754 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 2,755 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2,704 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 2,685 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 2,682 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 2,687 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 2,681 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 2,681 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 491.12 kg per square kilometre, 5.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 2,681 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 677.48 kg per square kilometre, 4.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,560 kg per square kilometre | 3,411 kg per square kilometre | 3,649 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,715 kg per square kilometre | 3,538 kg per square kilometre | 3,825 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,590 kg per square kilometre | 3,435 kg per square kilometre | 3,806 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,250 kg per square kilometre | 3,002 kg per square kilometre | 3,454 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,897 kg per square kilometre | 2,833 kg per square kilometre | 2,986 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,791 kg per square kilometre | 2,704 kg per square kilometre | 2,859 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,684 kg per square kilometre | 2,681 kg per square kilometre | 2,687 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Switzerland?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Switzerland was 2,681 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 3,825 kg per square kilometre in 1979.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,681 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Switzerland rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Switzerland ranks 9th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. 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 Cattle — 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
Cattle — 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.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — 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.
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Cattle — 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.